Table 3.
Bivariate analysis arterial lactate versus venous lactate. Relationship between arterial and venous lactate and factors like sex, vasopressors, severity of illness, and other medications such as antibiotics and sedatives.
| Arterial lactate n = 42 |
p value | Venous lactate n = 42 |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Female (mean ± SD) | 1.905 (1.128) | 0.031 | 2.188 (1.226) | 0.522 |
| Male (mean ± SD) | 1.295 (0.725) | 1.374 (0.740) | ||
| Type of sepsis | ||||
| Sepsis (mean ± SD) | 1,594 (0,667) | 0,624 | 1,59 (0,758) | 0,124 |
| Septic shock (mean ± SD) | 1,435 (0,947) | 1,612 (1,023) | ||
| Vasoactive | ||||
| Yes (mean ± SD) | 1,452 (0,912) | 0,915 | 1,617 (0,992) | 0,068 |
| No (mean ± SD) | 1,63 (0,718) | 1,51 (0,739) | ||
| Medications | ||||
| Yes (mean ± SD) | 1,545 (1,129) | 0,762 | 1,707 (1,211) | 0,641 |
| No (mean ± SD) | 1,386 (0,534) | 1,497 (0,598) |