Risk Factors for Mortality in Sepsis Patients without Lactate Levels Increasing Early

Objectives. Our purpose was to investigate the influencing factors for mortality in sepsis patients without lactate levels increasing in the early stage. Methods. We conducted a retrospective observational study involving 830 adult sepsis patients admitted to ICU. We calculated time-weighted lactate...

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Main Authors: Miao He, Jialin Huang, Xingxing Li, Shunda Liang, Qing Wang, Hong Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6620157
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author Miao He
Jialin Huang
Xingxing Li
Shunda Liang
Qing Wang
Hong Zhang
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Jialin Huang
Xingxing Li
Shunda Liang
Qing Wang
Hong Zhang
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description Objectives. Our purpose was to investigate the influencing factors for mortality in sepsis patients without lactate levels increasing in the early stage. Methods. We conducted a retrospective observational study involving 830 adult sepsis patients admitted to ICU. We calculated time-weighted lactate (LacTW), a dynamic value that incorporates both the magnitude of change and the time interval of such change, to represent lactate levels in the first 24 hours. ROC curve was used to find the cutoff of LacTW for predicting mortality, and the influencing factors for lactate levels and mortality in the low lactate group were further studied. The primary outcome was hospital mortality. Results. Among 830 patients, LacTW > 1.975 mmo/L was found to be the cutoff threshold for predicting mortality (AUC = 0.646, P < 0.001). The following indexes related to organ dysfunction influenced LacTW: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) score (P < 0.001), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) (P = 0.002), total bilirubin (P = 0.012), creatinine (P = 0.037), with hypotension (P < 0.001), chronic kidney disease (P = 0.013), and required continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) (P < 0.001). Of the 394 patients in the low lactate group, age (P = 0.002), malignancy (P < 0.001), lactate dehydrogenase (P = 0.006), required treatment such as mechanical ventilation (P < 0.001), CRRT (P < 0.001), vasoactive drugs (P < 0.001), and glucocorticoid (P < 0.001), and failure to reach the target fluid resuscitation of 30 ml/kg within 6 hours (P = 0.003) were independently associated with hospital mortality. Conclusions. Due to the lower incidence of early organ dysfunction, lactate levels are not increased or delayed in some septic shock patients in the early stage, thus affecting the alertness of clinicians and the timeliness and adequacy of fluid resuscitation, and finally affects the prognosis.
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spelling doaj-art-76ead8affc8e458790b96a0d1e73faaf2025-08-20T03:35:15ZengWileyEmergency Medicine International2090-28592023-01-01202310.1155/2023/6620157Risk Factors for Mortality in Sepsis Patients without Lactate Levels Increasing EarlyMiao He0Jialin Huang1Xingxing Li2Shunda Liang3Qing Wang4Hong Zhang5Department of Emergency MedicineDepartment of Emergency MedicineDepartment of Emergency MedicineDepartment of General PracticeGraduate School of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese MedicineDepartment of Emergency MedicineObjectives. Our purpose was to investigate the influencing factors for mortality in sepsis patients without lactate levels increasing in the early stage. Methods. We conducted a retrospective observational study involving 830 adult sepsis patients admitted to ICU. We calculated time-weighted lactate (LacTW), a dynamic value that incorporates both the magnitude of change and the time interval of such change, to represent lactate levels in the first 24 hours. ROC curve was used to find the cutoff of LacTW for predicting mortality, and the influencing factors for lactate levels and mortality in the low lactate group were further studied. The primary outcome was hospital mortality. Results. Among 830 patients, LacTW > 1.975 mmo/L was found to be the cutoff threshold for predicting mortality (AUC = 0.646, P < 0.001). The following indexes related to organ dysfunction influenced LacTW: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) score (P < 0.001), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) (P = 0.002), total bilirubin (P = 0.012), creatinine (P = 0.037), with hypotension (P < 0.001), chronic kidney disease (P = 0.013), and required continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) (P < 0.001). Of the 394 patients in the low lactate group, age (P = 0.002), malignancy (P < 0.001), lactate dehydrogenase (P = 0.006), required treatment such as mechanical ventilation (P < 0.001), CRRT (P < 0.001), vasoactive drugs (P < 0.001), and glucocorticoid (P < 0.001), and failure to reach the target fluid resuscitation of 30 ml/kg within 6 hours (P = 0.003) were independently associated with hospital mortality. Conclusions. Due to the lower incidence of early organ dysfunction, lactate levels are not increased or delayed in some septic shock patients in the early stage, thus affecting the alertness of clinicians and the timeliness and adequacy of fluid resuscitation, and finally affects the prognosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6620157
spellingShingle Miao He
Jialin Huang
Xingxing Li
Shunda Liang
Qing Wang
Hong Zhang
Risk Factors for Mortality in Sepsis Patients without Lactate Levels Increasing Early
Emergency Medicine International
title Risk Factors for Mortality in Sepsis Patients without Lactate Levels Increasing Early
title_full Risk Factors for Mortality in Sepsis Patients without Lactate Levels Increasing Early
title_fullStr Risk Factors for Mortality in Sepsis Patients without Lactate Levels Increasing Early
title_full_unstemmed Risk Factors for Mortality in Sepsis Patients without Lactate Levels Increasing Early
title_short Risk Factors for Mortality in Sepsis Patients without Lactate Levels Increasing Early
title_sort risk factors for mortality in sepsis patients without lactate levels increasing early
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6620157
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