In a recent article, Balzer et al. [1] reported an unex-pected relationship between an initial central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) >80 % on ICU admission and increased morbidity and mortality in cardiac …

Oct 24, 2011 · Abstract Shock is defi ned as global tissue hypoxia secondary to an imbalance between systemic oxygen delivery and oxygen demand. Venous oxygen saturations represent this …

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It is reasonable, therefore, to propose that the low ScvO2 values reported in the study of Rivers et al. reflected work by the muscles of respiration and not sepsis-associated systemic tissue dysoxia.

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Invasive cardiac output monitoring Th e PAC was the clinical standard for cardiac output monitoring for more than 20 years and the technique has been extensively investigated. Its complications are well …

ssure, heart rate, base deficit or lactate measurement. This finding and the correlation of ScvO2 with complications illustrate why it may be important that these high risk patients receiv