SVO2 (mixed venous oxygen saturation)
- measured in the pulmonary artery (PA)
- venous blood mixes after circulating through:
- superior and inferior vena cavae
- coronary sinuses
- chambers in the right side of the heart
- Although SVO2 is the % of O2 saturation in the pulmonary arterial blood, it actually represents an average of all the venous oxygen saturations of the various organs and tissues
- airway pressure tracing
- flow wave form (expiratory portion)
- flow volume loop - same
- pressure volume loop
- Check for kinks in ETT & breathing circuit tubing
- Extrinsic compression of upper airway
- Ascultate.
- Are breath sounds clear?
- Secretions?
- Bronchospasm?
- Do you have breath sounds in all lobes?
- Mucous plug?
SVO2 Monitoring:
Why is my patient's SVO2 low?
Lorraine Keller, UNF SRNA
SvO2
O2D
VO2
Hgb
CaO2
CO
CaO2 = (Hb x SaO2 x 1.36) + (PaO2 x 0.03)
SaO2
- IV fluids
- colloids
- blood products
HR
SV
- pressure volume loop
- more difficult to manually bag
Appropriate ventilator settings?
1. preload ( )
2. afterload ( )
3. contractility ( )
- Restrictive interstitial lung dz
- Pneumonia, ALI, ARDS
- Check I&O balance: pulmonary edema?
check rhythm
vagal response?
iatrogenic effects
communicate with surgeon
cardiogenic vs. noncardiogenic
diuretics
vasodilators
inotropes
alveolar recruitment
PEEP, NO