Tissue oxygen saturation changes and postoperative complications in cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study.
Sabino ScollettaFederico FranchiElisa DamianiArmando CennamoRoberta DomiziAntonio MeolaClaudia ScorcellaDavide VanoliChristopher MünchErica AdrarioLuca MarchettiFabio Silvio TacconeAbele DonatiPublished in: BMC anesthesiology (2019)
Peripheral tissue oxygen extraction and microvascular reactivity were reduced during the first hours after cardiac surgery. NIRS-derived parameters were not able to predict complications in this population of cardiac surgery patients.