ehve studied plasma glucose

lactate

osn otic prestire in 50 multiplle organ failure children and compared the results with 35 normal age -matched controls lt showed tha the plasma glucose and lactate levels in critically ill children wcrt. significantly higher than those in normal controsl

Positivecorrelation between plasma glucose and lactate was observed. This study demonstrated that hyperglycemia was a common metabolic finding in critically ill cliildren iinder stress. When plasma glucose reaches> 15 mmol/land plasma lactate > 5mmol/l

the mortality of MOFchildren increased ohviously. Tlie authors believe that the change of blood gliicose and lactate levels can be used as a prognosticsign of the sick in PICU.