Correlation between Arterial Lactate and Central Venous Lactate in Children with Sepsis

Table 2

Features of sepsis in the population. The difference between arterial and venous lactate according to the severity of the disease, its origin, and the use of vasopressors described.

Variables	(%)	Arterial versus venous lactate difference— value
Severity of disease		0.8
Sepsis	9 (21,4)
Septic shock	33 (78,5)
Etiology of sepsis		0.1
Pulmonary	21 (50,0)
Gastrointestinal	11 (26,1)
Vasopressors		0.53
Yes	38 (90,4)
No	4 (9,5)