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Table 1 Clinical parameters of two patients admitted to the ICU (sedative infusions and mechanical ventilation required)

From: Oxygen uptake-to-delivery relationship: a way to assess adequate flow

 

Patient 1 (male, 84 years)

Patient 2 (male, 24 years)

Parameters

H0

H2

H0

H5

H6

Temperature (°C)

35.2

36.8

40.2

38.5

38.5

MAP (mmHg)

65

68

55

99

97

Heart rate (beats/min)

65

74

117

113

111

SpO2 (%)

100

100

97

96

97

Haemoglobin (g/l)

11.0

11.1

13.6

13.0

13.0

Serum lactate (mEq/l)

3

2

10.3

6.6

6.2

Cardiac index (l/min per m2)

2.1

2.3

4.1

6.5

6.4

SvO2 (%)

65

68

75

76

75

oVO2 (mL/min per m2)

88

119

178

240

237

  1. H, delay in hours; ICU, intensive care unit; MAP, mean arterial pressure; SvO2, mixed venous oxygen saturation; oVO2, observed oxygen consumption.