PMID: 22584899May 16, 2012Paper

Serum lactate is a useful predictor of death in severe sepsis in patients with pemphigus vulgaris

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica, Et Adriatica
Andrés Tirado-SánchezGriselda Montes de Oca-Sánchez

Abstract

Serum lactate is a useful prognostic marker in severe sepsis; high levels of serum lactate in critically ill patients are related to high mortality risk; assessing serum lactate levels in patients with pemphigus vulgaris is justified. The objective was to determine the role of serum lactate as a predictor of shock and its outcome in patients with pemphigus vulgaris and severe sepsis without acute organ dysfunction. Thirty-seven patients with pemphigus vulgaris, 22 with severe sepsis and 15 without sepsis. Blood lactate levels were analyzed. The outcome was recorded as survival or non-survival. High serum lactate levels, compared with intermediate and low levels, were significantly associated with increased 28-day mortality in patients with severe sepsis. The 28-day mortality for the cohort was 27.3%. Initial serum lactate was associated with mortality in pemphigus vulgaris with severe sepsis. Patients with severe sepsis and with high serum lactate levels (≥ 4 mmol/L) constitute a potential risk group that may benefit from more aggressive treatment.

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