Determinants of prehospital lactate in trauma patients: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point of care serum lactate measurement is emerging as an adjunct to prehospital clinical assessment and has the potential to guide triage and advanced treatment decision-making. In this study we aimed to assess which factors potentially affect prehospital lactate levels.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of all trauma patients attended by the Air Ambulance, Kent, Surrey & Sussex (AAKSS) between July 2017 and April 2018 in whom a pre-hospital lactate was measured. Lactate was measured before AAKSS treatments were commenced, but generally after prehospital treatment by ground ambulance crews was initiated. Primary endpoint of interest was the association of various patient- and treatment characteristics with prehospital lactate levels.

Results

SUBMITTER: Ter Avest E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7066760 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature