Table 2.
Maximum Lactate Levels at 0–6 Hours for Cardiac Arrest Characteristics
| n | Median (Interquartile Range) | p | ||
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| Initial rhythm | 264 | 0.08 | ||
| Asystole/pulseless electrical activity | 10.1 (6.5, 14.5) | |||
| Ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia | 7.1 (3.3, 17) | |||
| Bradycardia | 6.5 (3, 13.3) | |||
| Other/unknown | 9.3 (4.4, 17.7) | |||
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| Epinephrine doses | 254 | < 0.001 | ||
| 0 | 4.9 (2.7, 11.6) | |||
| 1 | 6.2 (2, 10.7) | |||
| 2 | 6.6 (3.2, 9.8) | |||
| 3 | 11.3 (4.8, 15) | |||
| ≥ 4 | 12.1 (7.2, 18.7) | |||
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| Location | 264 | 0.28 | ||
| In hospital | 8.1 (3.2, 13.7) | |||
| Out of hospital | 10 (4.9, 14.6) | |||
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| Etiology of arrest | ||||
| Cardiovascular | 93 | 6.5 (2.3, 12.3) | 0.009 | |
| Neurologic | 6 | 19.1 (7.5, 22.3) | 0.049 | |
| Congenital heart disease | 89 | 8.8 (4.8, 16.2) | 0.26 | |
| Respiratory | 121 | 8.3 (3.1. 14.8) | 0.91 | |
| Electrolyte imbalance | 20 | 9 (3.9, 12.9) | 0.58 | |
| Trauma | 13 | 11.8 (9, 16.3) | 0.032 | |