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Monitoring of cerebral hemodynamics with jugular bulb catheters
1Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Critical Care Clinics
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjvO2) monitoring is useful for detecting episodes of cerebral hypoxia/ischemia in patients with head injury, patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures, and patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. The use of SjvO2 monitoring can direct the treatment of ischemic episodes and identify the optimal level of cerebral perfusion pressure and PCO2 for the individual patient.