The Use of Lactate-Capillary Refill Time Product as Novel Index for Tissue Perfusion in Patients with Abdominal Sepsis: A Prospective Observational Study

Abstract

Ahmed Shaker,1 Ahmed Hasanin,1 Mostafa Nagy,1 Maha Mostafa,1 Ahmed Z Fouad,1 Hassan Mohamed,1 Ahmed S Abdallah,2 Mohamed Elsayad1 1Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 2Department of General Surgery, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence: Ahmed Hasanin, Department of anesthesia and critical care medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 01 elsarayah Street, Elmanyal, Cairo, Egypt, Tel [phone], Fax [phone], Email [email protected]

Keywords

• sepsis
• septic shock
• emergency laparotomy
• lactate
• capillary refill time
• mortality