PMID- 38536534 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240330 IS - 2110-5820 (Print) IS - 2110-5820 (Electronic) IS - 2110-5820 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Mar 27 TI - Serial daily lactate levels association with 30-day outcome in cardiogenic shock patients treated with VA-ECMO: a post-hoc analysis of the HYPO-ECMO study. PG - 43 LID - 10.1186/s13613-024-01266-6 [doi] LID - 43 AB - BACKGROUND: Reliable predictors of outcomes in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) therapy are limited. While elevated lactate levels over time have been linked to outcomes in cardiogenic shock (CS), their significance in VA-ECMO-treated patients remains inconclusive. METHODS: We conducted a post hoc analysis of data from the HYPO-ECMO trial, which compared normothermia to moderate hypothermia in CS patients supported by VA-ECMO. We examined daily lactate levels collected over a week to assess their correlation with 30-day mortality. RESULTS: Among the 318 out of 334 patients (95%) with baseline lactate measurements, 66 had normal levels (< 2.2 mmol/l, 21%). No difference was found in lactate course between moderate hypothermia and normothermia groups. Lactate levels were consistently higher in non-survivors at each time point (p = 0.0002). Baseline hyperlactatemia was associated with an increased risk of death (Hazard Ratio [HR]: 1.85 (1.12-3.05), p = 0.016). When considering all time points, lactate levels during the ICU stay were significantly and gradually associated with a higher risk of death (p < 0.0001). In the overall population, a decrease in lactate levels was not linked to 30-day mortality. However, patients with baseline hyperlactatemia exhibited a more significant decrease in lactate levels from day one to seven (p < 0.0001). In this group, survivors had a significantly greater decrease in lactate levels at day 1 compared to non-survivors (63% (48-77) versus 57% (21-75), p = 0.026). Patients experiencing a secondary increase in lactate (24%) had a worse prognosis (Hazard Ratio: 1.78 (1.21-2.61), p = 0.004), regardless of both baseline lactate levels and the occurrence of severe ischemic adverse events (intestinal and/or limb ischemia). CONCLUSIONS: The consistent and significant association between lactate levels, whether assessed at baseline or during ICU treatment, and the risk of mortality underscores the pivotal prognostic relevance of lactate levels in patients with CS undergoing VA-ECMO therapy. The study findings provide some novel insights, regarding the trend profile and the relevance of a second peak during the 7 day period after ECMO start. Trial Registration identifier NCT02754193 registered on 2016-04-12. CI - (c) 2024. The Author(s). FAU - Levy, Bruno AU - Levy B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7630-2908 AD - Universite de Lorraine, CHRU Nancy, Medecine Intensive et Reanimation, Nancy, France. blevy5463@gmail.com. AD - Universite de Lorraine, INSERM U1116, Nancy, France. blevy5463@gmail.com. FAU - Girerd, Nicolas AU - Girerd N AD - Universite de Lorraine, CIC-P INSERM 1433, INI-CRCT F-CRIN Network, Nancy, France. FAU - Baudry, Guillaume AU - Baudry G AD - Universite de Lorraine, CIC-P INSERM 1433, INI-CRCT F-CRIN Network, Nancy, France. FAU - Duarte, Kevin AU - Duarte K AD - Universite de Lorraine, CIC-P INSERM 1433, INI-CRCT F-CRIN Network, Nancy, France. FAU - Cuau, Samuel AU - Cuau S AD - Universite de Lorraine, CHRU Nancy, Medecine Intensive et Reanimation, Nancy, France. FAU - Bakker, Jan AU - Bakker J AD - NYU Langone and Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA. AD - Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands. AD - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Kimmoun, Antoine AU - Kimmoun A AD - Universite de Lorraine, CHRU Nancy, Medecine Intensive et Reanimation, Nancy, France. AD - Universite de Lorraine, INSERM U1116, Nancy, France. CN - HYPO-ECMO trial group and the International ECMO Network (ECMONet) LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02754193 PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240327 PL - Germany TA - Ann Intensive Care JT - Annals of intensive care JID - 101562873 PMC - PMC10973308 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cardiogenic shock OT - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation OT - Hypothermia OT - Lactate COIS- Dr Baudry reported receiving personal fees from Abbott, AstraZeneca, and Boehringer, outside the submitted work. Pr Girerd reported receiving personal fees from Novartis, Bayer, AstraZeneca, Lilly, Boehringer, and Vifor, outside the submitted work. Pr Levy reported receiving personal fees from Abiomed, Gettinge, Baxter, Novartis, Sanofi, Amomed, and Orion, outside the submitted work. Pr Bakker, Pr Kimmoun, Dr Duarte and Mr Cuau reported no conflict of interest regarding this work. EDAT- 2024/03/27 18:45 MHDA- 2024/03/27 18:46 PMCR- 2024/03/27 CRDT- 2024/03/27 12:19 PHST- 2023/10/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/02/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/27 18:46 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/27 18:45 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/27 12:19 [entrez] PHST- 2024/03/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s13613-024-01266-6 [pii] AID - 1266 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s13613-024-01266-6 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Ann Intensive Care. 2024 Mar 27;14(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s13613-024-01266-6.