Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has potential as a noninvasive brain monitor across a
spectrum of disorders. In the last decade, there has been a rapid expansion of clinical …

The use of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been increasingly adopted in cardiac
surgery to measure regional cerebral oxygen saturation. This method takes advantage of the …

Background: Cerebral oxygen desaturation during cardiac surgery has been associated with
adverse perioperative outcomes. Before a large multicenter randomized controlled trial …

Background: The current study was designed to determine the relation between
preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation (ScO2), variables of cardiopulmonary function …

This is the third edition of Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence. The first two were
published in 1999 and 2005, respectively. This third edition sums up the evidence currently …

Abstract Background The steep (40°) Trendelenburg position optimizes surgical exposure
during robotic prostatectomy. The goal of the current study was to investigate the combined …

Background Cognitive dysfunction is a frequent complication after cardiac surgery and has
been found to be associated with decreases in cerebral oxygen saturation measured with …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is used to monitor regional cerebral oxygenation (rScO2)
during cardiac surgery but is less established during non-cardiac surgery. This systematic …

Background The objective of this prospective study is to determine cognitive dysfunction
after thoracic surgery. Methods Seventy-six patients undergoing thoracic surgery with single …

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) has been reported with widely varying
frequency but appears to be strongly associated with aging. Outside of the surgical arena …