Bands are more sensitive for Peds, where elevated lactate may be a late finding Melissa
On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Sara Valentine <[email protected]> wrote: > The SSC recommends lactic acid be drawn within 3 hours, and to re-measure the > lactic acid until it is normalized. Numerous studies have found the > relationship between elevated lactic acid and higher mortality rates, as > well. Bands are an important marker for SIRS, but don’t have much to do with > hypoperfusion related to an infection, just confirming an actual infection. > In our ED, and also on our acute care units during a Rapid Response, we use > the I-STAT machine to draw a lactic acid with a venous sample, the results > come back within minutes. > > > Sara Valentine, BSN, RN, CNRN > Clinical Sepsis Coordinator > Medical Center Hospital > ph: 432.640.2198 > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Katzaman, > Alecia > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 6:48 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Lactic acid, Bands, and PCT > > Who uses what? What comes back faster? What have you found the most reliable > indicator for your patients, more specifically those in the ED. > > Alecia Fick, MSN, RN > Emergency Department Quality Improvement Coordinator > > <image001.jpg> > P.O. Box 16052 > Reading, PA 19612-6052 > > [email protected] > www.readinghealth.org > PHONE: 484-628-4810 > > Advancing Health. Transforming Lives. > > > > ----- Email Disclaimer ----- > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are > intended for the named recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, > you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error > and that any copying, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or review of it > or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, > please notify the sender and immediately delete this email from your system. > --------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Sepsisgroups mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
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