SVO2 My favorite Swan Number

ICU Rounds by Jeffrey Guy

Dec 5, 201018:46Religion & Spirituality

The most helpful number for me on a Swan is the SvO2. This is a brief description of how I use this variable in evaluating critically ill and injured patients.

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