Contribution of the Pre-Hospital Blood Lactate Level in the Pre-Hospital Orientation of Septic Shock: The LAPHSUS Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In the pre-hospital setting, the assessment of septic shock severity is essential when determining the optimal initial in-hospital level of care. As clinical signs can be faulted, there is a need for an additional component to enhance the severity assessment and to decide on in-hospital admission in the intensive care unit (ICU) or in the emergency department (ED). Point-of-care medical devices by yielding blood lactate value since the pre-hospital setting may give an easy and valuable component for the severity assessment and decision-making. The aim of this study is to provide clinical evidence that the pre-hospital blood lactate level predicts the 30-day mortality in patients with septic shock.

Methods

This trial is a prospective, observational, non-randomised c

SUBMITTER: Jouffroy R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7001804 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature