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Continuous monitoring of ScvO2 by a new fibre-optic technology compared with blood gas oximetry in critically ill patients: a multicentre study

Intensive Care Medicine (impact factor: 5.4). 04/2012; 33(10):1767-1770. DOI:10.1007/s00134-007-0743-7 pp.1767-1770

ABSTRACT ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of the CeVOX monitor measuring continuous central venous saturation (ScvO2) with laboratory blood gas oximetry under clinical circumstances.

DesignProspective, multicentre, observational study.

SettingFive adult general intensive care units.

Patients and participantsFifty-three critically ill patients.

InterventionsThe fibre-optic probe was inserted into an ordinary central venous catheter's distal lumen. Blood samples were taken from
this line via aY-adapter every 8 h and ScvO2 was measured with alaboratory co-oximeter. Patients were observed for amaximum of 5 days. Results were compared using linear
regression and the Bland and Altman plots.

Measurements and resultsThe 526 matched pairs of ScvO2 showed asignificant correlation between the two methods (r = 0.79, p< 0.001). Bland–Altman plots showed an overall mean bias of –0.3% and moderate agreement (lower and upper levels of agreement:
–13.2% and 12.5%). Correlation for the first time point, and for differences between the first two time points for each method
revealed good correlation: (n = 53): r = 0.79, p< 0.001; (n = 50): r = 0.58, p< 0.001, respectively.

ConclusionThese results in aheterogeneous group of critically ill patients show that continuous ScvO2 monitoring by the CeVOX technology yielded results comparable with those obtained by laboratory co-oximetry and therefore
can be relied on in everyday clinical practice.

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Keywords

Bland
 
Blood samples
 
CeVOX
 
CeVOX technology
 
clinical circumstances
 
continuous ScvO2 monitoring
 
critically ill patients
 
everyday clinical practice
 
first time point
 
laboratory blood gas oximetry
 
laboratory co-oximetry
 
lower
 
mean bias
 
moderate agreement
 
ObjectiveThe aim
 
resultsThe 526
 
ScvO2
 
SettingFive adult general intensive care units
 
two methods
 
upper levels