Check out the Oximetry Central Venous Catheter! This catheter continuously monitors ScvO2. It can be used in alone or in conjunction with other Hemodynamic parameters to optimize tissue oxygenation. If your hospital doesn’t have one of these fancy catheters, you can spot check the ScvO2 by drawing blood from the distal (brown) port & running it like a blood gas. Normal is usually 70-85%. ScvO2 monitoring allows you to catch critical changes sooner. The great this is spot checks can be done anywh