Early Lactate-Guided Resuscitation of Elderly Septic Patients

Early lactate-guided resuscitation was endorsed in the guidelines of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign as a key strategy to decrease the mortality of patients admitted to the ICU department with septic shock. However, its effectiveness in elderly Asian patients is uncertain.; : For critically ill patients (elderly Asian patients) admitted to the ICU department with hyperlactatemia, early lactate-guided treatment reduced ICU needs but did not reduce mortality.

Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news