The Use of Cerebral Oximetry in Acute Period of Severe Polytrauma

The aim of the investigation is to study the peculiarities of cerebral oximetry application when providing anti-shock assistance for patients with severe complex craniocerebral trauma.

Materials and Methods. There were analyzed the findings of infrared cerebral oximetry in 120 patients (75 male and 45 female) with severe complex craniocerebral trauma. The patients were examined using Fore-Sight MC 2030 (USA).

Results. There were distinguished three variants of cerebral tissue oxygen saturation level when carrying out anti-shock measures. The use of cerebral oximetry at the stage of anti-shock measures in peracute severe complex craniocerebral trauma was stated to increase significantly the information value of monitoring of patients condition, and to high precision diagnose the development of intraoperative complications in patients in anesthesia.

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Trofimov А.О., Kalentiev G.V., Aleinikov А.V. The Use of Cerebral Oximetry in Acute Period of Severe Polytrauma. Sovremennye tehnologii v medicine 2012; (4): 64