Comparison of lactate values obtained from different sites and their clinical significance in patients with severe sepsis

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The ideal site for lactate collection has not been clearly established. This study aimed to evaluate associations between lactate levels in arterial blood (Lart), peripheral venous blood (Lper) and central venous blood (Lcen) in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. DES...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Metran Nascente, Murillo Assunção, Carla Janaina Guedes, Flávio Geraldo Rezende Freitas, Bruno Franco Mazza, Miriam Jackiu, Flávia Ribeiro Machado
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Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2011-01-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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author Ana Paula Metran Nascente
Murillo Assunção
Carla Janaina Guedes
Flávio Geraldo Rezende Freitas
Bruno Franco Mazza
Miriam Jackiu
Flávia Ribeiro Machado
author_facet Ana Paula Metran Nascente
Murillo Assunção
Carla Janaina Guedes
Flávio Geraldo Rezende Freitas
Bruno Franco Mazza
Miriam Jackiu
Flávia Ribeiro Machado
author_sort Ana Paula Metran Nascente
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description CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The ideal site for lactate collection has not been clearly established. This study aimed to evaluate associations between lactate levels in arterial blood (Lart), peripheral venous blood (Lper) and central venous blood (Lcen) in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional analytical study in an tertiary university hospital. METHOD: Samples from patients with a central venous catheter and from healthy volunteers (control group) were collected. Blood was drawn simultaneously for measurements of Lart, Lper and Lcen, and the first sample was collected less than 24 hours after the onset of organ dysfunction. The results were analyzed using Pearson correlation, Bland-Altman and McNemar tests. RESULTS: A total of 238 samples were collected from 32 patients. The correlation results were r = 0.79 (P < 0.0001) for Lart/Lper and r = 0.84 (P < 0.0001) for Lart/Lcen. Bland-Altman showed large limits of agreement: -3.2 ± 4.9 (-12.8 to 6.4) and -0.8 ± 5.9 (-12.5 to 10.8), for Lper and Lcen respectively. In the control group, there was greater correlation (r = 0.9009, P = 0.0004) and agreement: -0.7 ± 1.2 (-3.1 to 1.7). Regarding clinical intervention, there was good agreement between Lart/Lcen (96.3%; three disagreements), with worst results for Lart/Lper (87.0%) with 10 cases of disagreement (P = 0.04). In eight patients (80.0%) Lper was higher than Lart. CONCLUSION: Lcen, and not Lper, can replace Lart with good correlation and clinical agreement. Lper tends to overestimate Lart, thus leading to unnecessary therapeutic interventions
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spelling doaj.art-950113a097e44174b283315886024fb12022-12-21T19:07:16ZengAssociação Paulista de MedicinaSão Paulo Medical Journal1806-94602011-01-011291111610.1590/S1516-31802011000100003S1516-31802011000100003Comparison of lactate values obtained from different sites and their clinical significance in patients with severe sepsisAna Paula Metran Nascente0Murillo Assunção1Carla Janaina Guedes2Flávio Geraldo Rezende Freitas3Bruno Franco Mazza4Miriam Jackiu5Flávia Ribeiro Machado6Universidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The ideal site for lactate collection has not been clearly established. This study aimed to evaluate associations between lactate levels in arterial blood (Lart), peripheral venous blood (Lper) and central venous blood (Lcen) in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional analytical study in an tertiary university hospital. METHOD: Samples from patients with a central venous catheter and from healthy volunteers (control group) were collected. Blood was drawn simultaneously for measurements of Lart, Lper and Lcen, and the first sample was collected less than 24 hours after the onset of organ dysfunction. The results were analyzed using Pearson correlation, Bland-Altman and McNemar tests. RESULTS: A total of 238 samples were collected from 32 patients. The correlation results were r = 0.79 (P < 0.0001) for Lart/Lper and r = 0.84 (P < 0.0001) for Lart/Lcen. Bland-Altman showed large limits of agreement: -3.2 ± 4.9 (-12.8 to 6.4) and -0.8 ± 5.9 (-12.5 to 10.8), for Lper and Lcen respectively. In the control group, there was greater correlation (r = 0.9009, P = 0.0004) and agreement: -0.7 ± 1.2 (-3.1 to 1.7). Regarding clinical intervention, there was good agreement between Lart/Lcen (96.3%; three disagreements), with worst results for Lart/Lper (87.0%) with 10 cases of disagreement (P = 0.04). In eight patients (80.0%) Lper was higher than Lart. CONCLUSION: Lcen, and not Lper, can replace Lart with good correlation and clinical agreement. Lper tends to overestimate Lart, thus leading to unnecessary therapeutic interventionshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802011000100003&lng=en&tlng=enLactic acidPerfusionSepsisShock, septicHemodynamics
spellingShingle Ana Paula Metran Nascente
Murillo Assunção
Carla Janaina Guedes
Flávio Geraldo Rezende Freitas
Bruno Franco Mazza
Miriam Jackiu
Flávia Ribeiro Machado
Comparison of lactate values obtained from different sites and their clinical significance in patients with severe sepsis
São Paulo Medical Journal
Lactic acid
Perfusion
Sepsis
Shock, septic
Hemodynamics
title Comparison of lactate values obtained from different sites and their clinical significance in patients with severe sepsis
title_full Comparison of lactate values obtained from different sites and their clinical significance in patients with severe sepsis
title_fullStr Comparison of lactate values obtained from different sites and their clinical significance in patients with severe sepsis
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of lactate values obtained from different sites and their clinical significance in patients with severe sepsis
title_short Comparison of lactate values obtained from different sites and their clinical significance in patients with severe sepsis
title_sort comparison of lactate values obtained from different sites and their clinical significance in patients with severe sepsis
topic Lactic acid
Perfusion
Sepsis
Shock, septic
Hemodynamics
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802011000100003&lng=en&tlng=en
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