Continuous and Non-Invasive Lactate Monitoring Techniques in Critical Care Patients.

ABSTRACT: Lactate, once merely regarded as an indicator of tissue hypoxia and muscular fatigue, has now gained prominence as a pivotal biomarker across various medical disciplines. Recent research has unveiled its critical role as a high-value prognostic marker in critical care medicine. The current practice of lactate detection involves periodic blood sampling. This approach is invasive and confined to measurements at six-hour intervals, leading to resource expenditure, time consumption, and patient discomfort. This review addresses non-invasive sensors that enable continuous monitoring of lactate in critical care patients. After the introduction, it discusses the iontophoresis system, followed by a description of the structural materials that are universally employed to create an interface between

SUBMITTER: Lafuente JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10968200 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature