In order to ensure that they retain all their properties, it is recommended that the test strips of the Lactate Scout portable lactate analyser are stored in the fridge with the bottle properly closed. (more…)
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Blood lactate levels are useful indicators of mortality in pediatric ICU patients
In this study, Yolbaş et al. aim to establish the connection between the levels of blood lactate and the mortality rate of critically ill children admitted to the ICU of a Turkish hospital. A total of 298 cases admitted to the ICU in 2007 were studied. Both the first measured blood lactate level and the […]
Lactate Scout 4: Lactate Scout Assistant Software
The Lactate Scout 4, in its Start and Field Case formats, includes the Lactate Scout Assistant software, a simple software that allows for the data stored by the Lactate Scout 4 to be captured and processed. The new Lactate Scout 4 analyser includes a Bluetooth chip that enables you to transmit the data stored in […]
Blood Lactate Levels upon Emergency Department Arrival are Significantly Associated with Mortality in Necrotizing Fasciitis Patients
In necrotizing fasciitis patients, hyperlactatemia on Emergency Department arrival is independently predictive of in-hospital mortality. Necrotizing fasciitis is a very serious skin infection which involves rapidly spreading inflammation and extensive necrosis of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and superficial fascia. Even with aggressive treatment, patients may suffer mortality and significant morbidity such as amputation and organ […]
Lancet Size
Lancets are small instruments used for the safe and careful extraction of capillary blood. These elements are used to make a small puncture in the skin to get a small drop of blood, usually used to analyse different values such as lactate, glucose, hemoglobin etc. (more…)