Abstract
Initial serum lactate > 4.5 mmol/l has been found to predict mortality in children following cardiopulmonary bypass for open heart surgery [1]. Since in our experience initial lactate varies widely in both survivors (S) and non-survivors (NS), we hypothesized that persistent hyperlactataemia, or hyperlactataemia in combination with base deficit, might better predict postoperative mortality.
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