LAVAS Study
Start date:Historic End date:
June 2014 Co-ordinated by:
NHS Lothian
Lactate, Arterial and Venous Agreement in Sepsis – LAVAS trial
Aim
To determine whether an agreement between peripheral venous and arterial lactate exists in patients presenting to an Emergency Department with sepsis.
Trial Design
A prospective observational study in a consecutive sample of eligible and consented patients in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Eligibility criteria (summary)
Patients who present to the Emergency Department with suspected sepsis
Chief Investigator
Dr Deepankar Datta
Specialist Trainee Emergency Medicine
Local PI
Dr Deepankar Datta
Specialist Trainee Emergency Medicine
Research Team
Julia Grahamslaw
Lead Research Nurse
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