Lactate and lactate clearance as predictors of one-year survival in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation – An international, multicentre cohort study

Abstract

Pre-ECPR lactate levels and 24 hour-lactate clearance after ECPR initiation in patients with refractory cardiac arrest were level-dependently associated with one-year survival. Lactate is an easily accessible and quickly available point-of-care measurement which might be considered as an early prognostic marker when considering initiation or continuation of ECPR treatment.