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NIRS FLASH!

A body of evidence that keeps on growing.

In health care, new technologies are constantly emerging with the goal of improving care. While many of their attributes are attractive, evaluating and making decisions about these technologies is difficult. That's why making an evidence-based decision is essential for you, your patients and your healthcare institution.

While companies may claim supporting data, a closer look at their references sometimes reveals citations that don't even feature their particular device. Conversely, Somanetics is the clinical reference standard in cerebral/somatic oximetry with more than 600+ clinical references - specifically focused on its INVOS® System.

And an influx of scientific study findings continues, with new INVOS® System clinical references being published at a rate of approximately 1.5 per week. The majority describe investigations conducted by your peers in surgery or critical care specialties, reporting numerous clinical and patient benefits gained from INVOS® System oxygen monitoring.
  • For adults, these include reductions in major organ morbidity or mortality1, stroke2, post-op cognitive difficulties3, respiratory failure/vent time2, adverse surgical events4 and coma5.

  • For children, infants and neonates, these include enhanced detection of oxygen threats associated with low cardiac output6, renal dysfunction8, neurologic damage9, shock10 and seizures11.
  • Additionally, INVOS® System monitoring often provides an earlier warning of changes in oxygenation or perfusion than today's traditional patient assessment measures such as mean arterial pressure, pulse oximetry, arterial blood gases and lactates 7,8,10.

We encourage you to spend some time here in our gallery of clinical evidence to learn how the INVOS® System is making a difference in improving adult, pediatric and infant/neonatal patient care.

To begin, click on the patient population that interests you.

Adult

Pediatric

Infant/Neonatal

Please click on a topic that interests you. You'll be re-directed in order to
read the abstract or full-length article.
Congenital Heart Disease
Respiratory Distress/Mechanical Ventilation
ECMO / CPB Techniques
Hypoxia / Birth Asphyxia / Seizures
Mesenteric Monitoring
Need for Monitoring


Footnotes:
1. Murkin JM, et al. Anesth Analg 2007; 104:51-8.
2. Goldman S, et al. Heart Surg Forum. 2004;7(5):E376-81.
3. Casati A, et al., Anesth & Analg 2005;101:740.
4. Janelle GM, et al. Anesthesiology 2002;96:1263-5.
5. Ganzel BL, et al. Presented at the STS Annual Meeting, Jan 2002, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
6. Hoffman GM, et al. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2005, pp 12-21.
7. Tobias JD. Anesthesiology 2006; 105: A240.
8. Hoffman GM, et al. Anesthesiology 2005; 103:A1327.
9. Dent CL, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 130: 1523-30.
10. Kaufman et al. J Ped Crit Care Med 2008; 9:62-8.
11. Diaz GA, et al. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2006; 10:19-21.