Evaluation of Blood Lactate Level as Predictor of Early Adverse Outcome after Cardiac Surgery under Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Background: We examined the hypothesis that high blood lactate level in intensive care unit patient after adult cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with early adverse outcome. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether high blood lactate level after cardiac surgery is a predictor of the early outcome after adult cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass