Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8932155 | British Journal of Anaesthesia | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
AAs have a lower rSO2 than Caucs as measured by the INVOS 5100C cerebral oximeter. Reasonably, this could be attributed to attenuation of the NIR light by skin pigment. Despite this limitation, in both ethnic groups, lower preoperative rSO2 was predictive of greater operative mortality.
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Authors
X. Sun, J. Ellis, P.J. Corso, P.C. Hill, F. Chen, J. Lindsay,