title: Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) should not be standard of care for postoperative management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5864, USA. jhirsch@umich.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Charpie
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Ohye
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gurney
mesh_terms: D002302:Cardiac Output; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000175:diagnosis; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000592:standards*; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared