Clinical review: use of venous oxygen saturations as a goal-a yet unfinished puzzle

P van Beest, G Wietasch, T Scheeren, P Spronk… - Critical Care, 2011 - Springer
Shock is defined as global tissue hypoxia secondary to an imbalance between systemic
oxygen delivery and oxygen demand. Venous oxygen saturations represent this relationship …

Central venous-arterial pCO2 difference as a tool in resuscitation of septic patients

PA van Beest, MC Lont, ND Holman, B Loef… - Intensive care …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the interchangeability of mixed and central venous-arterial carbon
dioxide differences and the relation between the central difference (p CO 2 gap) and cardiac …

[HTML][HTML] Central and mixed venous O2 saturation

G Gutierrez - Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mixed and central venous oxygen saturations are commonly used to ascertain the degree of
systemic oxygenation in critically ill patients. This review examines the physiological basis …

Inferior and superior vena cava saturation monitoring after neonatal cardiac surgery

MA Law, AL Benscoter, S Borasino… - Pediatric Critical Care …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Superior vena cava oxygen saturation (SVC O 2) monitoring is well described
for early detection of hemodynamic deterioration after neonatal cardiac surgery but inferior …

Clinical correlates of arterial lactate levels in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction at admission: a descriptive study

RP Vermeulen, M Hoekstra, MWN Nijsten… - Critical Care, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Blood lactate measurements can be used as an indicator of hemodynamic
impairment and relate to mortality in various forms of shock. Little is known at the moment …

No agreement of mixed venous and central venous saturation in sepsis, independent of sepsis origin

PA van Beest, J van Ingen, EC Boerma, ND Holman… - Critical Care, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Controversy remains regarding the relationship between central venous
saturation (ScvO 2) and mixed venous saturation (SvO 2) and their use and …

Serum anion gap is associated with risk of all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with acute myocardial infarction

C Xu, L Sun, M Dong, H Ullah, H Ullah… - … journal of general …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Anion gap (AG) is a valuable and easily obtained clinical tool for differentially
diagnosis of acid-base disorders. Current understanding of the prognostic impact of AG on …

Does lactate measurement performed on admission predict clinical outcome on the intensive care unit? A concise systematic review

HA Borthwick, LK Brunt, KL Mitchem… - Annals of clinical …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background There is a need for practical, efficient and effective prognostic markers for
patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with sepsis, to identify patients at highest …

Central venous minus arterial carbon dioxide pressure to arterial minus central venous oxygen content ratio as an indicator of tissue oxygenation: a narrative review

A Dubin, MO Pozo, J Hurtado - Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
In critically ill patients, tissue hypoxia is a leading mechanism of multiple organ failure and
death. Therefore, the detection and correction of anaerobic metabolism are crucial tasks …

Poor agreement in the calculation of venoarterial PCO2 to arteriovenous O2 content difference ratio using central and mixed venous blood samples in septic patients

A Dubin, MO Pozo, VSK Edul, AR Vazquez… - Journal of critical care, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Central venous minus arterial PCO 2 to arterial minus central venous O 2 content
difference ratio (P cv-a CO 2/C a-cv O 2) has been proposed as a clinical surrogate for …