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Table 3 Differences between the calculated mean SO2 and pulmonary artery SO2

From: The concentration of oxygen, lactate and glucose in the central veins, right heart, and pulmonary artery: a study in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Reference

Mean SO2 – pulmonary arterial SO2

Barrat-Boyes and Wood [27]

1.5%

Gasul and coworkers [28]

2.0%

Gutgesell and Williams [29]

1.5%

Kjellberg and coworkers [30]

2.5%

Lee and coworkers (not in shock) [31]

-1.2%

Lee and coworkers (shock) [31]

1.2%

Present study

5.2%

  1. Shown are differences in SO2 (%) between pulmonary artery SO2 and calculated SO2, where mean SO2 = (IVC SO2 + SVC SO2)/2. IVC, inferior vena cava; SO2, oxygen saturation; SVC, superior vena cava.
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