Positive association between arterial blood lactate level before extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation and 30-day mortality in pediatric patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure

Baowang Yang, Xiaoyang Hong, Zhe Zhao, Yingyue Liu, Huiling Zhang, Zhichun Feng, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, The Seventh Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University

Perfusion

Published online on September 12, 2023

Abstract

Perfusion, Ahead of Print.
IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between blood lactate level and mortality in pediatric patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for severe cardiopulmonary failure.MethodsA retrospective observational study ...