Hyperlactataemia Following Crystalloid Cardiopulmonary Bypass Priming in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery—Benign or Malignant? A Retrospective Study

In this study population, transient postoperative hyperlactataemia in paediatric patients with crystalloid prime may not necessarily indicate tissue hypoxaemia. Despite a similar duration of ventilation in patients with and without hyperlactataemia, patients with hyperlactataemia had a longer duration of inotropes and ICU stay. Consideration should be given to discontinuing inotropes in patients with crystalloid prime and postoperative early hyperlactataemia once they are extubated

Anesthesia · Cardiac surgery · Cardiology · Cardiopulmonary bypass · Priming (agriculture · Retrospective cohort study · Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes · Medicine · Metabolism and Genetic Disorders · Renal function and acid-base balance · Surgery