This article was originally published in the Spring 2020 Issue of Critical Connections.

When treating patients with sepsis, intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency department clinicians have learned that improved outcomes occur when staff members work together as a team. This article outlines the value of central venous oxygen saturation (Scvo₂) measurement in sepsis patients, emphasizing the role of the respiratory care practitioner in measuring Scvo₂ using blood gas oximetry.

Critical Connections, the critical care industry's only newsmagazine, provides information on cutting-edge topics in critical care useful to the entire multiprofessional team.Herbert Patrick, MD, MSEE, FCCM
Dennis Disney, RRT, ACCS