Clinical impact of intraoperative hyperlactatemia during craniotomy

Diana Romano, Stacie Deiner, Anjali Cherukuri, Bernard Boateng, Raj Shrivastava, J. Mocco, Constantinos Hadjipanayis, Raymund Yong, Christopher Kellner, Kurt Yaeger, Hung Mo Lin, Jess Brallier

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Abstract

Object Patients often develop markedly elevated serum lactate levels during craniotomy although the reason for this is not entirely understood. Elevated lactate levels have been associated with poor outcomes in critically ill septic shock patients, as well as patients undergoing abdominal and cardiac surgeries. We investigated whether elevated lactate in craniotomy patients is associated with neurologic complications (new neurological deficits) as well as systemic complications. Methods We performed a cohort study of elective craniotomy patients. Demographic and intraoperative data were collected, as well as three timed intraoperative arterial lactate values. Additional lactate, creatinine and troponin values were collected immediately postoperatively as well as 12 and 24 hours postoperatively. Assessment for neurologic deficit was performed at 6 hours and 2 weeks postoperatively. Hospital length-of-stay and 30-day mortality were collected. Results Interim analysis of 81 patients showed that no patient had postoperative myocardial infarction, renal failure, or mortality within 30 days of surgery. There was no difference in the incidence of new neurologic deficit in patients with or without elevated lactate (10/26, 38.5% vs. 15/55 27.3%, p = 0.31). Median length of stay was significantly longer in patients with elevated lactate (6.5 vs. 3 days, p = 0.003). Study enrollment was terminated early due to futility (futility index 0.16). Conclusion Elevated intraoperative serum lactate was not associated with new postoperative neurologic deficits, other end organ events, or 30 day mortality. Serum lactate was related to longer hospital stay.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere0224016
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume14
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2019

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