Carbon dioxide partial pressure and oxygen saturation in venous blood from the upper body compared with mixed venous blood

Franco Cavaliere; Francesca Bevilacqua; Bruno M Cesana; Maria Calabrese; Gabriella Arlotta; Maria E Antoniucci; Filippo Corsi; Michele Corrado; Stefano De Paulis; Andrea Scapigliati

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2021.01.018

Carbon dioxide partial pressure and oxygen saturation in venous blood from the upper body compared with mixed venous blood

Br J Anaesth. 2021 May;126(5):e177-e179. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.01.018. Epub 2021 Feb 23.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
³ G.A. Maccacaro Unit of Medical Statistics, Biometry, and Bioinformatics, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 33632520
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.01.018

No abstract available

Keywords: brachiocephalic vein; carbon dioxide partial pressure; central venous blood; mixed venous blood; oxygen saturation; pulmonary artery catheter.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carbon Dioxide / blood*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oxygen / blood*
Partial Pressure*
Pulmonary Artery / physiology
Vena Cava, Superior / physiology

Substances

Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen