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Table 1 Patients characteristics (n = 160)

From: Capillary and venous lactate measurements with a handheld device compared to venous blood-gas analysis for emergency patients

Variables\Triage category

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n = 65

n = 81

n = 14

Age

 Mean (Range)

70.7 (40–96)

70.2 (20–96)

67.8 (45–83)

Gender

 Female

42 (65%)

35 (43%)

3 (21%)

Accutrend Plus

 Capillary ≤3.5 mmol/L

54 (83%)

71 (88%)

8 (57%)

 Venous ≤3.5 mmol/L

60 (92%)

74 (91%)

6 (43%)

Gem Premier 4000

 Venous ≤3.5 mmol/L

63 (97%)

79 (98%)

9 (64%)