Skin is the largest organ of the human body, and it offers a diagnostic interface rich with vital
biological signals from the inner organs, blood vessels, muscles, and dermis/epidermis. Soft …

The use of pulmonary artery catheters has diminished, so that other technologies are
emerging. Central venous oxygen saturation measurement (ScvO2) as a surrogate for mixed …

Prior to 2001 there was no standard for early management of severe sepsis and septic
shock in the emergency department. In the presence of standard or usual care, the …

The term ''adrenergic''originates from ''adrenaline''and describes hormones or drugs whose
effects are similar to those of epinephrine. Adrenergic stress is mediated by stimulation of …

Objective To compare the course of continuously measured mixed and central venous O 2
saturations in high-risk patients and to evaluate the impact of various factors that might …

Severe sepsis and septic shock are as common and lethal as other acute life-threatening
conditions that emergency physicians routinely confront such as acute myocardial infarction …

Background: Previous studies found contradictory results re-garding the question whether
mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) and central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) are …

Study objective: We compared paired samples of central venous O 2 saturation (Scv o 2)
and mixed venous O 2 saturation (Sv o 2) to test the hypothesis that Scv o 2 is equivalent to …

Background: Despite abundant experimental studies of biomarker patterns in early severe
sepsis and septic shock, human data are few. Further, the impact of the severity of global …

Especially written for qualified nurses working in intensive care units, this comprehensive
text has been developed to be as accessible as possible. This fourth edition has been …