title: Cerebral oximetry: a replacement for pulse oximetry?
abstract: Cerebral oximetry has been around for some 3 decades but has had a somewhat checkered history regarding application and reliability. More recently several monitors have been approved in the United States and elsewhere and the technique is emerging as a useful tool for assessing not only adequate cerebral oxygenation but also tissue oxygenation and perfusion in other organs.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Elizabeth A M
authors: EA
authors: Frost
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006801:Humans; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods*