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Serum lactate levels are a useful tool in managing critically ill septic patients, but the levels are often not routinely drawn or rapidly available in some institutions. As sepsis or SIRS-related disease is time-crucial with the administration of antibiotics and early goal directed therapy important to overall mortality, this delay could potentially translate into a patient care issue for the Emergency Physician.