Inaccuracy of Estimated Resting Oxygen Uptake in the Clinical Setting
Author(s) -
Nikhil Narang,
Jennifer T. Thibodeau,
Benjamin D. Levine,
M. Odette Gore,
Colby Ayers,
Richard A. Lange,
Joaquin E. Cigarroa,
Aslan T. Turer,
James A. de Lemos,
Darren K. McGuire
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.113.003334
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , body mass index , fick principle , cardiac output , body surface area , cardiac catheterization , cardiology , cardiac index , nuclear medicine , hemodynamics
The Fick principle (cardiac output = oxygen uptake ( O2)/systemic arterio-venous oxygen difference) is used to determine cardiac output in numerous clinical situations. However, estimated rather than measured O2 is commonly used because of complexities of the measurement, though the accuracy of estimation remains uncertain in contemporary clinical practice.
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