The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Jan 2014
Review Meta AnalysisAssociation between static and dynamic thenar near-infrared spectroscopy and mortality in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Oxygen delivery and consumption disturbances are frequently seen with critically illness, potentially leading to pathologic changes in tissue oxygenation (StO2). Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a potentially useful method to monitor StO2, but the role of NIRS in prognostication of septic patients is uncertain. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature and evaluate static and dynamic NIRS in patients with sepsis. ⋯ Systematic review/meta-analysis, level III.