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Martín-Rodríguez F, López-Izquierdo R, Castro Villamor MA, Mangas IM, Del Brío Ibáñez P, Delgado Benito JF, Martín Conty JL, Manzanares JÁ, Mayo-Iscar A, Del Pozo Vegas C. Prognostic value of lactate in prehospital care as a predictor of early mortality. Am J Emerg Med 2018; 37:1627-1632. [PMID: 30471934 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Prehospital Emergency Medical Services must attend to patients with complex physiopathological situations with little data and in the shortest possible time. The objective of this work was to study lactic acid values and their usefulness in the prehospital setting to help in clinical decision-making. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a longitudinal prospective, observational study on patients over 18 years of age who, after being evaluated by the Advanced Life Support Unit, were taken to the hospital between April and June 2018. We analyzed demographic variables, prehospital lactic acid values and early mortality (<30 days). The area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic was calculated for the prehospital value of lactic acid. RESULTS A total of 279 patients were included in our study. The median age was 68 years (interquartile range: 54-80 years). Overall 30-day mortality was 9% (25 patients). The area under the curve for lactic acid to predict overall mortality at 30 days of care was 0.82 (95% CI: 0.76-0.89). The lactate value with the best sensitivity and specificity overall was 4.25 mmol/L with a sensitivity of 84% (95% CI: 65.3-93.6) and specificity of 70% (95% CI: 65.0-76.1). CONCLUSIONS The level of lactic acid can be a complementary tool in the field of prehospital emergencies that will guide us early in the detection of critical patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francisco Martín-Rodríguez
- Advanced Clinical Simulation Center, Department of Medicine, Dermatology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Avda. Ramón y Cajal, 7, 47005 Valladolid, Spain; Prehospital Emergency Medical Services, Advanced Medical Life Support, SACYL, Castilla y León, Spain.
| | - Raúl López-Izquierdo
- Emergency Department, Rio Hortega University Hospital of Valladolid, SACYL, Spain.
| | - Miguel A Castro Villamor
- Advanced Clinical Simulation Center, Department of Medicine, Dermatology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Avda. Ramón y Cajal, 7, 47005 Valladolid, Spain
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- Prehospital Emergency Medical Services, Advanced Medical Life Support, SACYL, Castilla y León, Spain
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- Faculty of Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Nursing, University of Castilla la Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain
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- Department of Statistics and Operative Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Spain
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