2017
DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.03.004
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Validating a point of care lactate meter in adult patients with sepsis presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital of a low- to middle-income country

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Timely identifi cation of high blood lactate levels in septic patients may allow faster detection of those patients requiring immediate resuscitation. Point-of-care (POC) testing is being increasingly utilized in the emergency department (ED). We examined the accuracy and timesaving effect of a handheld POC lactate device for the measurement of fingertip and whole blood lactate as compared with reference laboratory blood testing in septic ED patients. METHODS:A convenience sample of adult ED patien… Show more

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“…9,10 The fingertip POC lactate meter was highly accurate as it has interclass correlation of over 90% at both ED arrival and 6 h after ED arrival. 26 Even though there are several available POC lactate meters, they are comparable and reliable. 27 In conclusion, POC serum lactate level may be associated with mortality in sepsis patients at community hospitals.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…9,10 The fingertip POC lactate meter was highly accurate as it has interclass correlation of over 90% at both ED arrival and 6 h after ED arrival. 26 Even though there are several available POC lactate meters, they are comparable and reliable. 27 In conclusion, POC serum lactate level may be associated with mortality in sepsis patients at community hospitals.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They conclude that capillary lactate levels could be a more sensitive method than the classical lactate measurement for predicting the outcomes of acute conditions, especially infections. Recently, Baig et al 21 examined the accuracy and timesaving effect of a handheld point of care lactate device for the measurement of fingertip and whole blood lactate and compared it with the reference laboratory blood testing in a sample of adult emergency department patients and conclude that fingertip point of care lactate measurement is an accurate method to determine lactate levels in septic adult emergency department patients. On the other hand, no portable device is absolutely accurate for the analysis of serum lactate levels, but it has been estimated that such devices are reliable enough for the determination of serum lactate levels.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Five-minutes after executing the WU protocols, the running-based anaerobic sprint test (RAST) was performed. Before and after the WU protocols (immediately), before and after the RAST (immediately), blood lactate concentration was assessed using a ngertip blood lactate (Lactate Scout+, Cosmos Sirius, Germany) (ICC=0.93 & 0.95) [30]. and rest heart rate (RHH) and maximum HR (MHR) was measured (Polar Electro Inc., Lake Success, Finland) (ICC >0.99) [31] to follow HR changes from rest to maximal work and to make sure of maximum effort of subjects.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%