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. 2012 Apr;76(2):99–108.

Appendix.

Formulas Used to Calculate Variables

Variable Formula
CI (mL/kg per minute)
CO (L/min)BW (kg)×1000
SV (mL/beat)
CO (L/min)HR (beats/min)×1000
SVI (mL/beat per kilogram)
SV (mL/beat)BW (kg)
SVV (%)
SVmax(mL/beat)-SVmin(mL/beat)SVmean(mL/beat)
SVR (dynes · s/cm5)
MAP (mmHg)-CVP (mm Hg)CO (L/min)×80
SVRI (dynes · s/cm5 per kilogram)
MAP (mm Hg)-CVP (mm Hg)CO (L/min)×80÷BW (kg)
CaO2 (mL/dL)
[Hb (g/L)×SaO2(%)×1.34]+0.0031×PaO2
CcvO2 (mL/dL)
[Hb (g/L)×ScvO2(%)×1.34]+0.0031×PcvO2
VO2 (mL O2/kg per minute)
(CaO2×CcvO2)×Cl100
DO2 (mL O2/kg per minute)
CaO2×Cl100
ERO2 (%)
(VO2)(DO2)×100

CI — Cardiac index; CO — Cardiac output; BW — Bodyweight; SV — Stroke volume; HR — Heart rate; SVI — Stroke volume index; SVV — Stroke volume variation; SVR — Systemic vascular resistance; CVP — Central-venous pressure; SVRI — Systemic vascular resistance index; MAP — Mean arterial pressure; CaO2 — Arterial oxygen content; Hb — Hemoglobin; SaO2 — Saturation of hemoglobin in arterial blood; PaO2 — Arterial partial pressure of oxygen; CcvO2 — Central-venous oxygen content; PcvO2 — Central-venous partial pressure of oxygen; ScvO2 — Saturation of hemoglobin in central-venous blood; VO2 — oxygen consumption; DO2 — oxygen delivery; ERO2 — oxygen extraction ratio.