Agreement between arterial and peripheral venous lactate levels in the ED: A systematic review

In the Emergency Department, lactate measurement is a useful tool to risk-stratify critically ill patients. However, it is unclear whether arterial or peripheral venous lactate levels can be used interchangeably for this purpose. In this systematic review, we provide an overview of studies investigating the agreement between arterial and peripheral venous lactate levels in the Emergency Department.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. van Tienhoven, C.A.J. van Beers, C.E.H. Siegert Tags: Review Source Type: research