Journal article
Lactate is associated with mortality in very old intensive care patients suffering from COVID-19: results from an international observational study of 2860 patients
Abstract
PurposeLactate is an established prognosticator in critical care. However, there still is insufficient evidence about its role in predicting outcome in COVID-19. This is of particular concern in older patients who have been mostly affected during the initial surge in 2020.MethodsThis prospective international observation study (The COVIP study) recruited patients aged 70 years or older (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04321265) admitted to an …
Authors
Bruno RR; Wernly B; Flaatten H; Fjølner J; Artigas A; Bollen Pinto B; Schefold JC; Binnebössel S; Baldia PH; Kelm M
Journal
Annals of Intensive Care, Vol. 11, No. 1,
DOI
10.1186/s13613-021-00911-8
ISSN
2110-5820