Peripheral venous lactate levels substitute arterial lactate levels in the emergency department

ConclusionsThis study revealed that PVL and AL levels in the same critically ill patients did not perfectly agree with each other but were strongly correlated. Furthermore, the high accuracy for predicting AL ranges from PVL levels explains why PVL levels could be used as a substitute for AL level ranges.
Source: International Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research