[Oxygen debt as a prognostic criteria in patients with multiple organ failure]

Signs of oxygen debt were studied in 28 patients with systemic inflammatory response and polyorgan failure. The parameters of oxygen debt, oxygen consumption, saturation of mixed venous blood, and heart rate can be used as criteria of therapy efficiency. The probability of a favorable outcome is increased if the mean 24-h oxygen debt is less than 30 ml/min x m2, oxygen consumption more than 158 ml/min x m2, mixed venous blood saturation less than 64%, and heart rate less than 114 stroke/min.