what does sao2 indicate
SaO2 can be measured either by ABG analysis or by pulse oximetry. SaO2 refers to the amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin in arterial blood. SpO2 simply means that the SaO2 was measured using pulse oximetry.aO2 is an invasive measure of the % of Oxyhemoglobin (oxygen saturated hemoglobin) in the blood using lab tests on arterial blood. SpO2 noninvasive measure the % of saturated hemoglobin in the capillary bed and does not identify what is saturating the hemaglobin.