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    Judicious fluid resuscitation and stringent monitoring of clinical parameters improve the outcome of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF). The usefulness of serum lactate to monitor adequate fluid therapy has not been adequately explored.An observational study was conducted in Sri Lanka, recruiting 162 DHF patients within 12 h of diagnosis of the critical phase. Venous lactate level was measured at each time of performing haematocrit (HCT), using a prevalidated handheld lactate analyser.The median venous lactate level was 1.3 (range 0.3-6) mmol/L in the study population and 154 (95.2%) patients had median lactate levels of <2 mmol/L. The HCT values in the study participants ranged from 28 to 62, with a median value of 43. There was no statistically significant correlation between the lactate and HCT values obtained at the same time. A significant reduction in venous lactate was not observed following the administration of fluid boluses. The expected reduction in HCT was seen following the administration of dextran and crystalloid/dextran combination. The maximum recorded lactate level positively correlated with the duration of hospital stay.This study concludes that venous lactate is not an appropriate parameter with which to monitor the response to fluid therapy in uncomplicated DHF.© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

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    W D Dilshan Priyankara, D G N Samarutilake, Sameera Viswakula, E M Manoj, Ananda Wijewickrama, Nilanka Perera, J K P Wanigasuriya. A comparison of changes in venous lactate and haematocrit during fluid resuscitation of dengue haemorrhagic fever. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2023 Aug 03


    PMID: 37534814

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