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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jul 2011
ReviewVenous oximetry and the assessment of oxygen transport balance.
- Ronald A Bronicki.
- Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA, USA. rbronicki@choc.org
- Pediatr Crit Care Me. 2011 Jul 1;12(4 Suppl):S21-6.
ObjectiveTo review the principles of venous oximetry; the physiology of oxygen transport balance; clinical studies on venous oximetry; and the assignment of a classification of recommendation and level of evidence.Data SourceA MEDLINE-based literature source.ConclusionOne of the tenets of critical care medicine is to provide a timely and accurate assessment of tissue oxygenation. In conjunction with other monitoring modalities, the routine deployment of central venous catheters readily enables the clinician to complete this task.
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