Table 4 Arterial blood saturation (SaO2), venous blood saturation (SvO2), and the arteriovenous saturation difference (saO2-SvO2). Values are median and range. Friedmans analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated dependent measurements.

From: Determination of cardiac output, shunt-fraction, and active circulatory volume in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after the Norwood procedure with RV to PA-shunt.

Variables

FiO2 0.21

FiO2 0.50

FiO2 0.9

p-value (0.21 vs. 0.5)

p-value (0.21 vs. 0.9)

p-value (0.5 vs. 0.9)

SaO2 (%)

76 (72–79)

89 (83–90)

94 (90–96)

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.01

SvO2(%)

55 (42–63)

69 (58–73)

73 (62–78)

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.01

SaO2-SvO2 (%)

18 (15–27)

20 (17–25)

23 (16–29)

ns.

ns.

ns.

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