Fig.Ā 2From: Ratios of central venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide content or tension to arteriovenous oxygen content are better markers of global anaerobic metabolism than lactate in septic shock patientsReceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves showing the ability of baseline āContCO2/āContO2, āPCO2/āContO2, lactate, and ScvO2 to predict an increase in oxygen consumption of ā„15Ā % induced by volume expansionBack to article page