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Value of Increased Serum Lactate in Critically Ill Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Its Association with Worse Outcome

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Background: There is increasing evidence that lactate and hyperlactatemia can be a marker for the outcome in critically ill children. Objective: Our study aimed to describe the prognostic value of increased serum lactate in critically ill children and its association with worse outcome.
Patients and methods: This prospective observational (cohort) study was carried out in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Clinical Pathology Department at Zagazig University Hospitals over a period of 6 months started from august 2018 till January 2019, it included 86 critically ill children. The study was approved by Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University.
Results: Serum lactate was significantly higher among died cases than survived. Conclsuion: Hyperlactatemia in critically ill children is associated with worse outcome in critically ill patient in PICU.

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10.21608/ejhm.2020.131252

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Hyperlactatemia, Outcome, children, PICU

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Mohamed Mahmoud

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Romih

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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University

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Dina Tawfeek

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Sarhan

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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University

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Ahmed Mohamed

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Baraka

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Department of Clinical pathology - Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University

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Mohamed Abdelhalem

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Mohamed

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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University

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81

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7

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19561

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2020-10-01

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2020-12-20

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2020-10-01

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2,335

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2,339

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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EJHM_Volume 81_Issue 7_Pages 2335-2339.pdf

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Value of Increased Serum Lactate in Critically Ill Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Its Association with Worse Outcome

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22 Jan 2023