The clinical significance of monitoring blood lactate level after hip fracture / 中华骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To study the relationship between hyperlactatemia and hip fracture complications, length of hospital stay, and mortality; And to study the predictive value of serum lactic acid on the risk of death after hip fracture surgery.Methods:The data of 1 004 cases of hip fracture admitted to our unit from January 2012 to December 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. The levels of lactate at admission, 1 day, 3 days and 5 days after operation were recorded. According to whether the average lactate level during hospitalization was higher than 2 mmol/L, the patients were divided into hyperlactic acid and control group. Finally, according to receiver operating characteristic (ROC), the predictive value of lactic acid in predicting the risk of death 30 days and 1 year after hip surgery was obtained.Results:Lactate level 1.84±0.84 mmol/L on admission, 1.89±0.77 mmol/L at 1 day after operation, 1.79±0.78 mmol/L 3 day after operation, and 1.75±0.72 mmol/L at 5 day after operation. The incidence of lactic acid was 27.1% (272/1 004) in 272 patients with average lactic acid higher than 2 mmol/L during hospitalization. The mortality of 30 days (12.5%, 34/272) and 1 year (29.4%, 80/272) in the hyperlactemia group were significantly higher than that of 1.2% (9/732) and 10.8% (79/732) in the control group (30 days, t=61.448, P<0.001; 1 year, t=51.581, P<0.001). The incidence of perioperative complications in the hyperlactemia group was 28.7% (78/272), which was higher than 22.3% (163/732) in the control group ( χ2=4.465, P=0.035). The average length of hospital stay in the hyperlactemia group (13.95±9.02 d) was significantly higher than that in the control group (12.53±7.71 d) ( t=2.775, P=0.036). Lactic acid level could predict the 30 day mortality risk of hip fracture ( P<0.001). The cutoff value was 2.25 mmol/L, the sensitivity and specificity were 0.721 and 0.820, respectively, and the area under the curve was 0.832. Conclusion:The incidence of serum hyperlactatemia after hip fracture was high. Compared to patients with control group, the length of stay was longer, the incidence of complications was higher, and the mortality within 30 days and 1 year after operation were higher in serum hyperlactatemia group. Lactate level (2.25 mmol/L) could be used to predict the risk of mortality within 30 days after hip fracture operation.