Research Article
Two-Hour Lactate Clearance Predicts Negative Outcome in Patients with Cardiorespiratory Insufficiency
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
| Variables | Patients () | Positive outcome () | Negative outcome () | |
| Age (mean SD) | | | | NS | M/F | 43/52 | 28/39 | 5/8 | NS | Apache II score | | | | NS |
| Vital parameters |
| Heart rate bpm | | | | NS | Respiratory rate | | | | NS | MAP mmHg | | | | |
| Laboratory values |
| WBC, mm3 | | | | NS | HTC, % | | | | NS | Creatinine, mg/dL | | | | NS | pH | | | | NS | pO2 , mmHg | | | | | pCO2 , mmHg | | | | NS | HCO3 , mEq/L | | | | NS | Lactate start, mmol/L | | | | NS | Lactate 2 h, mmol/L | | | | | Lactate clearance at 2 hours(%) | | | | |
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, Student -test; NS, Not Significant. MAP: mean arterial pressure, WBC: white blood count, HTC: hematocrit.
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