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. 2024 Apr 19;11:1362986. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1362986

Table 2.

The discussion about optimal early definitive care in patients cleared for surgery: Is timing (24/36/48 h) crucial or lab criteria only?

Author Year Origin country/city Timeline 24 h Concept Lab criteria
O‘Toole 2009 Baltimore/USA 24 ETC Resuscitation/lactate (< 2 mmol)
Schreiber 2011 Pittsburgh/leeds 24 DCO 4 categories
Vallier 2013 Cleveland/USA 24 ETC Lactate (< 4 mmol/L)
Dienstknecht 2013 Aachen/GER 24 DCO 4 categories
Nahm 2014 Cleveland/USA 24 EAC Lactate (< 4 mmol/L)
Weinberg 2015 Cleveland/USA 36 EAC
Pape 2015 Aachen/Ger < 24 SDS 4 cat
Giannoudis 2016 Leeds/GB < 24 PRISM Mult. categories
Vallier 2016 Cleveland/USA 36 EAC Lactate (< 4 mmol/L)
Childs 2017 Cleveland/USA 24 EAC Lactate (< 4 mmol/L)
Blockhuis 2017 Utrecht/NL < 24 SDS
Pape 2019 Zurich/SUI < 24 SDS 4 categories (see Table 5), surgery asap
Volpin 2021 Haifa/ISR 24 DCO/SDS
Halvachizadeh 2021 Zurich/SUI < 24 SDS 4 categories (see Table 5), Surgery asap
Scherer 2022 Zurich/SUI < 24 SDS 4 categories (see Table 5), surgery asap
Blaesius 2022 Aachen/GER 24 ETC/SDS PTGS score
Pfeifer 2023 Zurich/SUI < 24 SDS 4 categories (see Table 5), Surgery asap
Halvachizadeh In press Zurich/SUI < 24 SDS 4 categories (see Table 5), Surgery asap

Variability of lactate threshold levels and recommendations of surgical timing in the orthopedic literature since 2010.