Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
-
Review Meta Analysis
Cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy in adult heart surgery: systematic review of its clinical efficacy.
This systematic review is aimed at answering the following questions: 1) Is near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) clinically effective in detecting cerebral desaturation during heart surgery? 2) Are these results based on studies with solid methodology? ⋯ The clinical application of NIRS in heart surgery as a brain-monitoring device seems interesting. However, NIRS has to be investigated more rigorously to prove its clinical utility in cardiac surgery.