Background: Early hemodynamic assessment of global parameters in critically ill patients
fails to provide adequate information on tissue perfusion. It requires invasive monitoring and …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was initiated in 1977 by Jobsis as a simple, noninvasive
method for measuring the presence of oxygen in muscle and other tissues in vivo. This …

Background: Our recent experimental study showed that peripheral muscle tissue oxygen
saturation (StO 2), determined noninvasively by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), was …

Objectives: To review the efficacy of the current diagnostic methods of acute compartment
syndrome (ACS) after leg fractures. Data Sources: A Medline (PubMed) search of the …

In this review the aetiology, clinical signs, diagnosis and therapy of the acute compartment
syndrome of the limb is discussed. It is a limb-and untreated life threatening emergency. For …

A method and system for continually monitoring oxygenation levels in real-time in
compartments of an animal limb, such as in a human leg or a human thigh or a forearm, can …

Objective. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a promising non-invasive technique for the
continuous monitoring of tissue oxygen delivery. NIRS detects light absorbance of …

Clinicians now realize the limitations of the physical examination in detecting compensated
shock states, the severity of uncompensated states, and in determining the adequacy of …

OBJECTIVES: Near-infrared spectroscopy provides a noninvasive method of measuring
tissue oxygen saturation and has been used to monitor extremity compartment syndrome …

Physical activity is associated with good health and long life. In particular, exercise is
correlated with a substantially reduced risk of fatality from such major killers as heart disease …