Contribution of the Pre-Hospital Blood Lactate Level in the Pre-Hospital Orientation of Septic Shock: The LAPHSUS Study
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P: 58-61
February 2020

Contribution of the Pre-Hospital Blood Lactate Level in the Pre-Hospital Orientation of Septic Shock: The LAPHSUS Study

Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2020;48(1):58-61
1. Intensive Care Unit, Anesthesiology, SAMU, Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
2. Fire Brigade of Paris, Paris, France
3. Department of Emergency Medicine, SAMU 38, University Hospital of Grenoble Alps/CNRS/TIMC-IMAG UMR 5525, Grenoble, France
4. Department of Emergency Medicine, SAMU 31, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
5. SAMU 972 CHU de Martinique Pierre Zobda -Quitman Hospital 97261 Fort-de-France Martinique, France
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Received Date: 17.01.2019
Accepted Date: 08.02.2019
Publish Date: 24.09.2019
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ABSTRACT

Objective:

In the pre-hospital setting, the assessment of septic shock severity is essential when determining the optimal initial in-hospital level of care. As clinical signs can be faulted, there is a need for an additional component to enhance the severity assessment and to decide on in-hospital admission in the intensive care unit (ICU) or in the emergency department (ED). Point-of-care medical devices by yielding blood lactate value since the pre-hospital setting may give an easy and valuable component for the severity assessment and decision-making. The aim of this study is to provide clinical evidence that the pre-hospital blood lactate level predicts the 30-day mortality in patients with septic shock.

Methods:

This trial is a prospective, observational, non-randomised controlled study. A total of 1,000 patients requiring a mobile ICU intervention for septic shock in the pre-hospital setting will be included. Pre-hospital blood lactate levels will not be taken into account to decide patients’ treatments and/or ED or ICU admission. In the pre-hospital setting, each patient will benefit from two measurements of the blood lactate level: initial measurement at the first contact, and final measurement at the hospital admission with a specific point-of-care medical device.

Conclusion:

This study could provide clinical evidence that the pre-hospital blood lactate level predicts the 30-day mortality of patients with septic shock. The results from this study could also prove the utility of the pre-hospital blood lactate level for the triage and early orientation of patients with septic shock.

Keywords:
Blood lactate
pre-hospital setting
prediction
septic shock
severe sepsis.