title: A comparison of tissue oxygen saturation measurements by 2 different near-infrared spectroscopy monitors in 21 healthy dogs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether a difference exists in tissue oxygen saturation (StO2 ) measurements between 2 near-infrared spectroscopy monitors on the sartorius muscle in healthy dogs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective experimental study.
  
  
  METHODS
  University veterinary teaching facility.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventeen healthy student volunteered dogs and 4 healthy veterinary medicine teaching dogs.
  
  
  METHODS
  An Inspectra 650 and INVOS 5100C StO2 probe were simultaneously placed on the medial right and left sartorius muscles of each dog for 2 minutes of real-time recording while standing and in left lateral recumbency. Left and right probe locations were reversed for both standing and lateral measurements. The peak value over the first 30 seconds on the Inspectra was also recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Peak StO2 values on the Inspectra over 30 seconds yielded an average of 89.9 ± 4.8%. There was no significant difference between groups above or below 9 kg, or between male and female dogs. The 2-minute averaged mean for the Inspectra was statistically higher than the INVOS (87.7 ± 5.47% and 64.1 ± 5.51%, respectively). The linear mixed-effects model showed that there is a 1.82% decrease in StO2 when standing compared to left lateral recumbency, which was elicited on both machines. On average, the INVOS underestimated the StO2 by 23.7% compared to the Inspectra.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The INVOS significantly underestimates StO2 when compared to the Inspectra. Given this difference is on average 23.7%, StO2 cut off values used to guide therapy based on Inspectra readings cannot be applied to the INVOS. While there was a statistically significant difference in standing versus lateral positions on both devices, it is unlikely to be clinically significant. Studies using different devices should not be directly compared, and it is important to use the same monitor when taking serial measurements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Engbers
authors.forename: Søren R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Boysen
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Engbers
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chalhoub
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen
keywords: canine; cardiovascular monitoring; perfusion indicator