Journal of intensive care medicine
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J Intensive Care Med · Jun 2015
Evaluation of Serum Lactate, Central Venous Saturation, and Venous-Arterial Carbon Dioxide Difference in the Prediction of Mortality in Postcardiac Arrest Syndrome.
Tissue hypoperfusion and hypoxia markers predict mortality in critically ill patients. This study evaluates the ability of serum lactate, central venous oxygen saturation (Scvo 2), and venous-arterial carbon dioxide difference (GapCo 2) to predict mortality in patients with postcardiac arrest (post-CA) syndrome. ⋯ In post-CA syndrome, serum lactate and Clac were consistently able to predict mortality.