Lactate

Specialties Critical

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Have you ever seen a lactate > 17? Did the patient survive?

Specializes in CTICU.

Seen it dozens of times. Sometimes they did, sometimes they didn't. Depends on the reason for the lactate elevation. A postop cardiac case who's hypotensive and hypovolemic is a lot more likely to survive than someone with a dead gut.

 

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