Table 4

Number of patients according to level of lactate, using a range of cut-off values, and mortality plus sensitivities and specificities

Lactate (mmol/l)
Died
Survived
Sensitivity
Specificity
Youden's index (J)
1 – specificity

>0
126
1265
1
0
0
1
>1
114
996
0.90
0.21
0.12
0.79
>1.5
81
591
0.64
0.53
0.18
0.47
>2
58
329
0.46
0.74
0.20
0.26
>3
37
131
0.29
0.90
0.19
0.10
>5
19
27
0.15
0.98
0.13
0.02
>25
0
0
0
1
0
0
Number in sample
126
1265





Bewick et al. Critical Care 2004 8:508   doi:10.1186/cc3000