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JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
卷 159, 期 1, 页码 468-473出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.04.020
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lactate; head injury
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Background. The relationship between lactate and head injury is controversial. We sought to determine the relationship between initial serum lactate, severity of head injury, and outcome. We hypothesized that lactate is elevated in head injured patients, and that initial serum lactate increases as the severity of head injury increases. Furthermore, lactate may be neuroprotective and improve neurologic outcomes. Materials and Methods. We identified normotensive adult patients over a 6-y period at our university-based urban trauma center with isolated blunt head injury. We performed univariate and multivariate analysis to examine the relationship between lactate and Glasgow coma scale (GCS). The correlation of admission lactate with survival and neurologic function was also examined Results. There were 555 patients who met study criteria. While controlling for injury severity score and age, increased lactate was associated with more severe head injury (P < 0.0001). The admission lactate was 2.2 +/- 0.07, 3.7 +/- 0.7, and 4.7 +/- 0.8 mmol/L in patients with mild, moderate, and severe head injury respectively (P < 0.01). Patients with moderate or severe head injury and an admission lactate > 5 were more likely to have a normal mental status on discharge (P < 0.0001). Conclusions. In normotensive isolated head injured patients, there was an increase in serum lactate as head injuries became more severe. Since lactate is a readily available fuel source of the injured brain, this may be a mechanism by which brain function is preserved in trauma patients. Elevations in lactate due to anaerobic metabolism in trauma patients may have beneficial effects by protecting the brain during injury. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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