For me the challenge is if one of our patients do not have a continuous SCVO2
line then are we getting venous sats frequently enough to be really evaluating
this.
I feel this number is very helpful to us as we treat sick patients. With our
septic patients our goal is to reach 70% by hour 6 and if there is not a
continuous line how often are we drawing this to get our patient to goal? I
would think at least every hour to 2 hours.
The challenge - now we are drawing a lot of blood from this patient and having
a continuous reading in my mind is well worth the cost. I have not done a
formal analysis on cost - but these are my thoughts.
Angela Craig APN, MS, CCNS
CNS for ICU
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
931-783-5035
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Subject: [Sepsis Groups] Cost of continuous ScVO2 vs. intermittent ScVo2
Team:
Has anyone a recent analysis of the cost of continuous ScVO2 catheters vs
serial draws from conventional lines? It is my understanding that the costs are
comparable and/or even higher for serial draws?
Thank you.
Imran Aurangzeb, MD, FCCP
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