Studer, Peter; Vaucher, Adrian; Candinas, Daniel; Schnüriger, Beat (2015). The value of serial serum lactate measurements in predicting the extent of ischemic bowel and outcome of patients suffering acute mesenteric ischemia. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 19(4), pp. 751-755. Springer 10.1007/s11605-015-2752-0
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BACKGROUND
Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is an emergency with a mortality rate up to 50 %. Detecting AMI continues to be a major challenge. This study assed the correlation of repeated preoperative serum lactate with bowel necrosis and to identify risk factors for a lethal outcome in patients with AMI.
METHODS
A retrospective study of 91 patients with clinically and pathologically confirmed AMI from January 2006 to December 2012 was performed.
RESULTS
In-hospital mortality rate was 42.9 %. Two hundred nine preoperative lactate measurements were analyzed (2.3 ± 1.1 values per patient). Less than or equal to six hours prior to surgery, the mean serum lactate level was significantly higher (4.97 ± 4.21 vs. 3.24 ± 3.05 mmol/L, p = 0.006) and the mean pH significantly lower (7.28 ± 0.12 vs. 7.37 ± 0.08, p = 0.001) compared to >6 h before surgery. Thirty-four patients had at least two lactate measurements within 24 h prior to surgery. In this subgroup, 17 patients (50 %) exhibited an increase, 17 patients (50 %) a decrease in lactate levels. Forward logistic regression analysis showed that length of necrotic bowel and the highest lactate value 24 h prior to surgery were independent risk factors for mortality (r (2) = 0.329).
CONCLUSION
The value of serial lactate and pH measurements to predict the length of necrotic bowel is very limited. Length of necrotic bowel and lactate values are independent risk factors for mortality.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Visceral Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Studer, Peter, Candinas, Daniel, Schnüriger, Beat |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1091-255X |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Lilian Karin Smith-Wirth |
Date Deposited: |
30 Mar 2016 10:20 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:45 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s11605-015-2752-0 |
PubMed ID: |
25633108 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/66955 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/66955 |
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