European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Prehospital lactate-glucose interaction in acute life-threatening illnesses: metabolic response and short-term mortality.
Lactate is an already recognized biomarker for short-term mortality. However, how glycemia and diabetes affect the predictive ability of lactate needs to be revealed. ⋯ Our results demonstrated that glycemia, but not diabetes, alters the predictive ability of lactate. Therefore, hyperglycemia should be considered when interpreting lactate, since this could improve screening to detect cryptic shock conditions.