The role of serum lactate and hypotension in mortality risk stratification for critically ill COVID-19 patients: insights from a large retrospective ICU cohort
Elevated lactate levels are associated with increased mortality, and hypotension significantly exacerbates this risk across all lactate categories, highlighting its strong predictive power for adverse outcomes in this patient population.
Authors
- Tiago Henrique (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9100-539X)
- Joelma Villafanha Gandolfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5325-5697)
- Suzana Margareth Lobo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2726-2441)
- Joana Berger-Estilita
- Mariana Mendes Justiça
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (BR)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Hirslanden Salem-Spital (CH)
- Centre for Health Technology and Services Research (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11612-z
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico