Figure 1.
Area under the ROC curve for mortality for initial lactate, lactate 24 h after initiation of CRRT and lactate clearance for early (A) and late (B) mortality. (A) Early (48 h) mortality. AUC for initial lactate = 0.708 (95%CI = 0.599–0.817); lactate after 24 h = 0.870 (95%CI = 0.796–0.943) and for lactate clearance = 0.729 (95%CI = 0.635–0.822). (B) Late (28 days) mortality. AUC for initial lactate = 0.635 (95%CI = 0.538–0.732); lactate after 24 h = 0.828 (95%CI = 0.759–0.896) and for lactate clearance = 0.701 (95%CI = 0.611–0.791). AUC = area under the ROC curve, CI = confidence interval, CRRT = continuous renal replacement therapy, ROC = receiver operator characteristic.