Category: Critical Care
Keywords: Lactate, Sepsis, Infection (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/14/2007 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 10/15/2024)
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Obtain serial lactate levels in ED patients with infection * Elevated serum lactate is associated with an increased risk of death in critically ill patients with infection * An initial lactate level > 4.0 mmol/l is significant and, in some series, is associated with a mortality of approximately 40% * Obtain serial venous lactate measurements every 3-4 hours * If serial levels remain > 4 mmol/l, or rise, be more aggressive with resuscitation Reference: Trzeciak S, et al. Serum lactate as a predictor of mortality in patients with infection. Inten Care Med 2007;33:970-7.
Category: Critical Care
Keywords: Antiobiotics, Sepsis (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/14/2007 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 10/15/2024)
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Category: Critical Care
Keywords: Intubation, ventilation, VAP, bed (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/14/2007 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 10/15/2024)
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Category: Critical Care
Keywords: Escharotomy, burn, ischemia (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/14/2007 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 10/15/2024)
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Category: Critical Care
Keywords: Venous, catheter, subclavian (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/14/2007 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 10/15/2024)
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Category: Critical Care
Posted: 3/11/2009 by Mike Winters, MBA, MD
(Emailed: 10/15/2024)
(Updated: 10/15/2024)
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Oxygenation goals