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Table 1 Availability of serum lactate in Washington DC metro area hospitals

From: Anion gap, anion gap corrected for albumin, base deficit and unmeasured anions in critically ill patients: implications on the assessment of metabolic acidosis and the diagnosis of hyperlactatemia

Hospital

# of ICU Beds

Lac run on-site

Lac run automatically with ABG?

Serum lactate must be ordered separately?

George Washington University Hospital

45

Yes

Yes

Separate or comes with ABG

Georgetown University Hospital

25

Yes

Yes

Separate or comes with ABG

Washington Hospital Center

60

Yes

No

Yes

Holy Cross Hospital

42

Yes

No

Yes

Sibley Hospital

14

Yes

No

Yes

Suburban Hospital

44

Yes

No

Yes

Providence Hospital

17

Yes

No

Yes

Specialty Hospital

22

No

No

Yes

Fairfax Hospital

60

Yes

No

Yes

Alexandria Hospital

30

Yes

Yes

Separate or comes with ABG

Washington Adventist Hospital

36

Yes

No

Yes