Özet:

Lactate is an important parameter that is used to determine tissue hypoxia, which is usually elevated in hypoperfusion situations as a product by anaerobic metabolism. Today, it is of great importance to determine the lactate level of patients in healthcare institutions, especially in emergency services. The increase in lactate level gives information about mortality and morbidity, therefore it significantly affects the emergency approach to patients. The measurement of lactate level is done venous or arterial in the hospital. In recent years, measuring lactate level has become simple and fast. Fingertip capillary lactate measurement can be made with portable devices. Portable compact lactate analyzers have been developed that allow determining the lactate value even before the hospital without special skills. It is reported that these analyzers can guide the rapid detection of patients in critical condition before the hospital and guide the healthcare professionals to make the right decision in triage. In our country, these devices are not being used in emergency ambulances yet and there is no study on the subject. On the other hand, the importance of having portable compact lactate analyzers in ambulances abroad and accepting lactate as a stimulating and directing biomarker is emphasized.

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