The Effectiveness of Prehospital Subcutaneous Continuous Lactate Monitoring in Adult Trauma: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Existing diagnostics for polytrauma patients continue to rely on non-invasive monitoring techniques with limited sensitivity and specificity for critically unwell patients. Lactate is a known diagnostic and prognostic marker used in infection and trauma and has been associated with mortality, need for surgery, and organ dysfunction. Point-of-care (POC) testing allows for the periodic assessment of lactate levels; however, there is an associated expense and equipment burden associated with repeated sampling, with limited feasibility in prehospital care. Subcutaneous lactate monitoring has the potential to provide a dynamic assessment of physiological lactate levels and utilize these trends to guide management and response to given treatments.

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SUBMITTER: Scriven JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882558 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature