Lactate levels are commonly evaluated in acutely ill patients. Although most often used in
the context of evaluating shock, lactate levels can be elevated for many reasons. While …

Background Using blood lactate monitoring for risk assessment in the critically ill patient
remains controversial. Some of the discrepancy is due to uncertainty regarding the …

Purpose Hyperlactatemia may occur for a variety of reasons and is a predictor of poor
clinical outcome. However, only limited data are available on the underlying causes of …

Abstract The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma's Advanced Trauma Life
Support Course is currently taught in 50 countries. The 8th edition has been revised …

Introduction Acid–base abnormalities are common in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Differences in outcome exist between respiratory and metabolic acidosis in similar pH …

Objective: To decide whether the use of blood lactate monitoring in critical care practice is
appropriate. We performed a systematic health technology assessment as blood lactate …

Several reports have documented that modern burn patients receive far more resuscitation
fluid than predicted by the Parkland formula—a phenomenon termed “fluid creep.” This …

Critical illness is characterized by disruptions in homeostasis that result in single-or multiple-
organ injury and reversible or irreversible organ dysfunction. To a large extent, the duration …

Lactic acidosis is frequently encountered in the intensive care unit. It occurs when there is an
imbalance between production and clearance of lactate. Although lactic acidosis is often …

Introduction Hyperlactatemia is frequent in critically ill patients and is often used as a marker
of adverse outcome. However, studies to date have focused on selected intensive care unit …