Medicine

Cerebral oximetry in cardiac surgery.

tlooto Summary

Cerebral oximetry (near infrared spectroscopy) was developed as a non-invasive technology, similar to pulse oximetric, for the continuous assessment of cerebral blood flow for postoperative cognitive impairment and the length of hospital stay.

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ST, Tan. Cerebral oximetry in cardiac surgery. HONG KONG MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2008, 14: 220–225.