Value of Increased Serum Lactate in Critically Ill Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Its Association with Worse Outcome

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University

2 Department of Clinical pathology - Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University

Abstract

Background: There is increasing evidence that lactate and hyperlactatemia can be a marker for the outcome in critically ill children. Objective: Our study aimed to describe the prognostic value of increased serum lactate in critically ill children and its association with worse outcome.
Patients and methods: This prospective observational (cohort) study was carried out in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Clinical Pathology Department at Zagazig University Hospitals over a period of 6 months started from august 2018 till January 2019, it included 86 critically ill children. The study was approved by Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University.
Results: Serum lactate was significantly higher among died cases than survived. Conclsuion: Hyperlactatemia in critically ill children is associated with worse outcome in critically ill patient in PICU.

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Volume 81, Issue 7
October 2020
Pages 2335-2339

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