The prognostic value of arterial blood lactate for severe neonatal asphyxia / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the prognostic value of arterial blood lactate(Lac) and lactate clearance rate(LCR) for severe neonatal asphyxia.Methods One hundred and fifteen cases of severe neo natal asphyxia admitted in NICU of our hospital from January 2011 to October 2014 were retrospectively analyzed.Lac and LCR values were measured at multiple time points and were compared between those died (27 cases,the death group) and those survived (88 cases, the survival group).The correlation between prognosis and Lac as well asLCR was investigated.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curves were drawn to evaluate the prognostic value of Lac and LCR at different time points.Results No significant differences in initial lactate levels and neonatal critical illness score (NCIS) were detected between the two groups (P ＞0.05), while Lac and LCR values at 1 h,2 h,and 6 h showed significant differences between the two groups (P ＜ 0.05).The low-LCR group showed a higher rate of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and mortality rates than the high-LCR group (44.64％ vs.15.25 ％, P =0.001;32.14％ vs.15.25 ％, P =0.033, respectively).Post-treatment Lac level was positively correlated with prognosis, while LCR at 1 h,2 h, and 6 h were negatively correlated with prognosis.Areas under curve of Lac ROC at 1 h,2 h, and 6 h were 0.625,0.719,and 0.835 respectively, while areas under curve of LCR ROC at 1 h, 2 h, and 6 h were 0.676,0.784, and 0.898 respectively.Conclusion Low LCR for severe neonatal asphyxia predicts poor prognosis.Lac level and LCR at 6 h after emergency treatment is a prognostic indicator for severe neonatal asphyxia.