Abstract
Limb-related complications are major contributors to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-associated complications. Early detection of limb ischemia and or compartment syndrome is paramount to minimizing the adverse effects. With the absence of pulsatile flow, bedside Doppler examination of distal arterial waveforms is an impractical and an unreliable method of monitoring limb perfusion. We describe a new application of near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring of tissue oxygenation for the early detection of limb complications in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 347-348 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 17 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2014.
Keywords
- Compartment syndromes
- Extracorporeal circulation
- Ischemia
- Leg
- Spectroscopy
- near-infrared
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine