title: Comparison between mixed and central venous oxygen saturation in patients with severe acute heart failure after cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Section of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Zaccaria
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Section of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balsorano
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Section of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: omartujjar@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tujjar
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Section of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vessels Department, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health - Department of Statistics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tofani
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Section of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Angelo Raffaele
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: De Gaudio
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Central venous saturation; Heart failure; Mixed venous saturation; ScvO(2); SvO(2)