Evaluating tissue oxygenation at the bedside: global, regional, or both?
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Dual-mode Imaging of Cutaneous Tissue Oxygenation and Vascular Function
Published on: December 8, 2010
1Critical Care Center, Hospital de Sabadell, Corporació Sanitària Universitària Parc Taulí, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,, Parc Tauli, 1, 08208, Sabadell, Spain, jmesquida@tauli.cat.
Abstract:
Early recognition of tissue hypoperfusion, and monitoring tissue response to resuscitation interventions, are key points in the management of critically ill patients. In the present issue of J Clin Monit Comput, Dr. Koch and coworkers present the results of a study evaluating regional and global markers of tissue perfusion in a population of septic shock patients. We propose an integrative approach to tissue perfusion assessment, where combining both, global and regional variables, might account for a better understanding of tissue oxygenation status, and might prove useful for septic shock patients' management.
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