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editorial
. 2013 Jun 29;39(9):1653–1655. doi: 10.1007/s00134-013-2998-5

Table 1.

Lactate-ScvO2-cvaCO2gap as shock diagnostic tools

Shock type Lactate O2ER ScvO2 cvaCO2gap
Cardiogenic hypovolemic HI HI LO HI
Anemic hypoxemic HI HI LO LO
Distributive HI LO HI HI
Cytopathic HI LO HI LO

ScvO 2 venous central O2 saturation, cvCO 2 gap central venous-to-arterial pCO2 difference, O 2 ER O2 extraction ratio, HI high, LO low