Central venous oxygen saturation/lactate ratio: a novel predictor of outcome following emergency open laparotomy.
Gomaa SalemNora Ismail Mohamed AbbasAhmed Yehia ZakariaWahid Ahmed RadwanPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2019)
Serial blood lactate as well as the novel ScvO2/lactate ratio can be useful for early predictors of mortality at 7 days. Serial lactate levels correlate to admission ICU scores APACHE II; MODS and SOFA in post-operative emergency open laparotomy patients.