The prognostic value of initial serum lactate for survival in postcardiac arrest patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.

Russell D RosenbergChen-Yu C GuoSaurav ChatterjeeKraftin E SchreyerRiyaz BashirBrian O'MurchuVikas AggarwalMichael DeAngelisDaniel EdmundowiczBrian P O'Neill

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)

In patients undergoing cardiac catheterization following cardiac arrest, routine measurement of serum lactate is a useful and available laboratory test that may help identify patients at risk for a poor outcome.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
cardiac arrest
end stage renal disease
left ventricular
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
clinical practice
cell proliferation
atrial fibrillation