O2 supplementation to secure the near-infrared spectroscopy determined brain and muscle oxygenation in vascular surgical patients: a presentation of 100 cases

This study addresses three questions for securing tissue oxygenation in brain (rScO2) and muscle (SmO2) for 100 patients (age 71 ± 6 yrs; mean ± SD) undergoing vascular surgery: i) Does preoxygenation (inhaling 100% oxygen before anesthesia) increase tissue oxygenation, ii) Does inhalation of 70% ox...

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Main Authors: Kim Zillo Rokamp, Niels Henry Secher, Jonas Peter Eiberg, Lars eLonn, Henning Bay Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00066/full