Clinical Focus ›› 2021, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (7): 604-607.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2021.07.005

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Clinical significance of blood lactic acid assisted APACHEⅡ in judging prognosis of elderly SI patients in ICU

Zhang Yuan1(), Huang Tao1, Wang Baoping2   

  1. 1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Gansu Medical College, Pingliang 744000,China
    2. Gansu Medical College, Pingliang 744000, China
  • Received:2021-01-22 Online:2021-07-20 Published:2021-08-02
  • Contact: Zhang Yuan E-mail:499214746@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To study the clinical significance of blood lactate acid(LAC) assisted Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅱ(APACHE Ⅱ) in judging the prognosis of elderly severe infections (SI) patients in intensive care unit(ICU).Methods The clinical data of 100 elderly SI patients admitted to the ICU ward of our hospital from July 2017 to July 2018 were retrospectively analyzed, and the patients were divided into good prognosis (survival, n=82) and poor prognosis group (death, n=18) according to their prognosis. The general information at admission including gender, age, site of infection, history of alcohol consumption, smoking history, APACHE-Ⅱ score and LAC level were collected in two groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to predict the risk factors affecting prognosis of elderly SI patients in ICU.Results The age, APACHEⅡ score and LAC level were significantly higher in poor prognosis group than in good prognosis group (P<0.05). ROC analysis confirmed that age, APACHEⅡ score and LAC level could all be used to predict the prognosis of elderly SI patients in ICU. The areas below the curve were 0.878, 0.886 and 0.884, respectively (all P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that risk factors affecting prognosis of elderly SI patients in ICU were age ≥73 years, APACHEⅡ score ≥13 points, and LAC≥9.145 mmol/L (all P<0.05).Conclusion The prognosis of elderly SI patients in ICU is affected by age, APACHEⅡ score, and LAC. Clinicians should pay close attention to them, which is of great significance to the prognosis evaluation of patients.

Key words: intensive care units, infected, lactic acid, prognosis, aged

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