Table 2: Studies done to measure the serial serum lactate levels.
| Sl.no. | Study | Population size | Lactate (Control) | Lactate (survivors) | Lactate (dead) |
| 1 | Bakker J, et al. [31] | 48 | < 2 mmol/L | 5.1 + 2.7 mmol/L | 8.2 + 5.4 mmol/L |
| 2 | Nguyen HB, et al. [16] | 111 | < 2 mmol/L | 8.0 + 4.7 mmol/L | 6.1 + 4.4 mmol/L |
| 3 | Arnold RC, et al. [17] | 166 | < 2 mmol/L | 4.3 + 2.6 mmol/L | 4.7 + 2.8 mmol/L |