The potential of accurate SVO2 monitoring during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an in vitro model using ultrasound dilution

Abstract

There was a strong correlation between actual and calculated mixed venous saturations; however, significant differences between actual and calculated values where observed at the Med and High groups. While this data suggests that using quantified recirculation data to calculate SvO2 is promising, it appears that a straightforward derivative of the oxygen saturation-based equation may not be sufficient to produce clinically accurate calculations of actual mixed venous saturations.