Tissue oximetry during cardiac surgery and in the cardiac intensive care unit: A prospective observational trial

Background: Cerebral oximetry using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has well-documented benefits during cardiac surgery. The authors tested the hypothesis that NIRS technology can be used at other sites as a tissue oximeter during cardiac surgery and in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Aims: To esta...

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Main Authors: Benjamin J Heller, Pranav Deshpande, Joshua A Heller, Patrick McCormick, Hung-Mo Lin, Ruiqi Huang, Gregory Fischer, Menachem M Weiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2018;volume=21;issue=4;spage=371;epage=375;aulast=Heller