title: Comparison of two spatially resolved near-infrared photometers in the detection of tissue oxygen saturation: poor reliability at very low oxygen saturation.
abstract: Two spatially resolved oximeters, NIRO-300 and OM-200, were compared with regard to the measurement of oxygen saturation values in two forearm muscle groups at rest and during arterial occlusion in nine healthy volunteers. There was a significant correlation between the muscle oxygen saturation values obtained at rest using the two oximeters (n=33, r(2)=0.43, P<0.0001), whereas these values were significantly different during arterial occlusion. Thus, although there was good agreement between muscle oxygen saturation values measured using the two oximeters, the operating range of the tissue oximeters should be recognized and indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komiyama
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Quaresima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shigematsu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous / Q000379:methods*; D003250:Constriction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010783:Photometry / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen