The Association of the Systemic Oxygen Delivery to Oxygen Consumption Ratio With Mortality, Heart Transplantation, and Mechanical Circulatory Support.
OBJECTIVES To identify if the delivery of oxygen over consumption of oxygen (DO2/VO2) ratio is significantly associated with clinical outcomes such as mortality, need for heart transplantation, or need for a mechanical circulatory support device. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Medical and surgical cardi...