Temporal and spatiotemporal variability in comprehensive forearm skin microcirculation assessment during occlusion protocols

In conclusion, the skin microcirculation parameters showed excellent temporal repeatability, while the spatiotemporal repeatability especially for perfusion was poorer. The parameters with acceptable repeatability and fair-good agreement were: CRBC during and after release of VO, the PerfSR, < 1 after release of VO, the SO2 and the CRBC after release of AO. However, the value of these parameters in discriminating endothelial function remains to be studied.