Prediction of intensive care unit mortality: Interest of serum lactates.

Introduction: Many prognostic indices have been developed to assess clinical status and predict the probability of death in the intensive care unit (ICU) but none have perfect sensitivity or specificity.

Aim: To evaluate the prognostic value of admission lactate in patients admitted to ICU.

Methods: A cohort, observational, prospective study was carried out in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Mongi Slim Hospital, la Marsa, over 12 months period.