Preferred Label : Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation;
NCIt synonyms : SmvO2;
NCIt related terms : Mixed venous O2 saturation;
NCIt definition : The oxygen content of the venous blood returned to the heart via the superior and
inferior vena caval system after perfusing the entire body. The venous blood in the
pulmonary artery, measured using a pulmonary artery catheter, represents oxygen extraction
from the whole body.;
Alternative definition : ACC/AHA: Saturation measured via a sample of blood from a pulmonary artery catheter
measures the end result of O2 consumption and delivery, used in the ICU as a measure
of O2 extraction by the body.;
Origin ID : C191583;
UMLS CUI : C2711852;
Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
