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Does lactate clearance prognosticates outcomes in ECMO therapy: a retrospective observational study.

İbrahim MunganDilek KazancıŞerife BektaşDerya AdemogluSema Turan
Published in: BMC anesthesiology (2018)
Changes in lactate levels after ECMO implantation is an important tool to assess effective circulatory support and it is found superior to single lactate measurements as a prognostic sign of mortality in our study. Based on our results, an early insertion of ECMO before lactate gets high was suggested. Serial changes on lactate levels and calculation of its clearance may be superior to single lactate on both effective circulatory support and as prognostic prediction. LC-2 showed a strong discrimination on 30-day mortality.
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