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Table 5 Comparison between volunteers and ICU patients with normal and elevated plasma lactate

From: Lactate kinetics in ICU patients using a bolus of 13C-labeled lactate

 

Volunteers (n = 6)

ICU, normal lactate (n = 6)

ICU, elevated lactate (n = 4)

P-lactate [mmol/L]

0.7 (0.4–0.9)

0.8 (0.6–1.5)

3.8 (2.1–4.9)

Ra [μmol/kg/min]

11.5 (8.5–18.5)

14.5 (12.3–18.4)

33.2 (27.3–44.2)

Metabolic clearance [L/min]

1.43 (1.22–2.27)

1.30 (0.77–1.77)

0.80 (0.57–1.17)

Vc [L]

9.0 (7.0–14.2)

8.4 (5.3–13.5)

10.3 (7.6–14.7)

  1. Normal lactate ≤ 2 mmol/L, elevated lactate > 2 mmol/L. Data are presented as median (range). Ra rate of appearance of lactate, Vc central distribution volume