Comment on

• Early lactate clearance in septic patients with elevated lactate levels admitted from the emergency department to intensive care: time to aim higher?

  Walker CA, Griffith DM, Gray AJ, Datta D, Hay AW. Walker CA, et al. J Crit Care. 2013 Oct;28(5):832-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.02.004. Epub 2013 Apr 16. J Crit Care. 2013. PMID: 23602032
• Serial blood lactate levels reflect both lactate production and clearance.

  Vincent JL. Vincent JL. Crit Care Med. 2015 Jun;43(6):e209. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000906. Crit Care Med. 2015. PMID: 25978172 No abstract available.
• "Lactate Shift," Rather Than "Lactate Clearance," for Serial Blood Lactate Monitoring?

  Walker CA, Griffith DM, Gray AJ, Datta D, Hay AW. Walker CA, et al. Crit Care Med. 2015 Dec;43(12):e596. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001315. Crit Care Med. 2015. PMID: 26575681 No abstract available.