title: Con: near-infrared spectroscopy has not proven its clinical utility as a standard monitor in cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Kohl
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods*