Validation of a point-of-care capillary lactate measuring device (Lactate Pro 2).
Anette RaaGeir Arne SundeBjørn BolannReidar KvåleChristopher BjerkvigHåkon S EliassenTore Wentzel-LarsenJon-Kenneth HeltnePublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2020)
Our results showed that the handheld Lactate Pro 2 had good agreement with the reference method using arterial blood in both intensive care patients and healthy volunteers. However, we found that the agreement was poorer using venous blood in both groups. Furthermore, the earlobe may be a better sample site than the fingertip in intensive care patients.