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Title: Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) of the thenar eminence in anesthesia and intensive care.
Austin Authors: Lipcsey, Miklos;Woinarski, Nicholas Cz;Bellomo, Rinaldo 
Affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 8-May-2012
Publication information: Annals of Intensive Care 2012; 2(1): 11
Abstract: Near infrared spectroscopy of the thenar eminence (NIRSth) is a noninvasive bedside method for assessing tissue oxygenation. The NIRS probe emits light with several wavelengths in the 700- to 850-nm interval and measures the reflected light mainly from a predefined depth. Complex physical models then allow the measurement of the relative concentrations of oxy and deoxyhemoglobin, and thus tissue saturation (StO2), as well as an approximation of the tissue hemoglobin, given as tissue hemoglobin index.Here we review of current knowledge of the application of NIRSth in anesthesia and intensive care.We performed an analytical and descriptive review of the literature using the terms "near-infrared spectroscopy" combined with "anesthesia," "anesthesiology," "intensive care," "critical care," "sepsis," "bleeding," "hemorrhage," "surgery," and "trauma" with particular focus on all NIRS studies involving measurement at the thenar eminence.We found that NIRSth has been applied as clinical research tool to perform both static and dynamic assessment of StO2. Specifically, a vascular occlusion test (VOT) with a pressure cuff can be used to provide a dynamic assessment of the tissue oxygenation response to ischemia. StO2 changes during such induced ischemia-reperfusion yield information on oxygen consumption and microvasculatory reactivity. Some evidence suggests that StO2 during VOT can detect fluid responsiveness during surgery. In hypovolemic shock, StO2 can help to predict outcome, but not in septic shock. In contrast, NIRS parameters during VOT increase the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy in both hypovolemic and septic shock. Minimal data are available on static or dynamic StO2 used to guide therapy.Although the available data are promising, further studies are necessary before NIRSth can become part of routine clinical practice.
Gov't Doc #: 22569165
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/11485
DOI: 10.1186/2110-5820-2-11
Journal: Annals of intensive care
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22569165
Type: Journal Article
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