Lactate (mmol/L) | Normal (0–2.49) | Low (2.5-3.99) | Intermediate (4–5.99) | High (≥6) |
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Number of patients (total N=2082) | 960 (46.1%) | 508 (24.4%) | 322 (15.5%) | 292 (14.0%) |
Time to antibiotics administration, mean in min ± SD | 192 ± 157 | 158 ± 129 | 144 ± 124 | 138 ± 137 |
Amount of fluids given in first 6 hrs, mean in mL ± SD | 1934 ± 1264 | 2304 ± 1306 | 2786 ± 1547 | 3209 ± 1939 |
Number of subsequent lactates drawn, mean ± SD | 1.13 ± 2.38 | 2.45 ± 3.34 | 3.39 ± 3.84 | 3.98 ± 4.83 |
Mean time to repeat lactate, mean in min ± SD | 586 ± 1482 | 844 ± 2555 | 605 ± 951 | 560 ± 1464 |
Central line insertion rates | 8.8% | 16.3% | 25.8% | 47.8% |
ICU admission rates | 25.4% | 35.2% | 47.2% | 54.5% |
Unadjusted in-hospital mortality | 13.9% | 21.7% | 32.9% | 57.2% |