title: Evaluating tissue oxygenation at the bedside: global, regional, or both?
abstract: Early recognition of tissue hypoperfusion, and monitoring tissue response to resuscitation interventions, are key points in the management of critically ill patients. In the present issue of J Clin Monit Comput, Dr. Koch and coworkers present the results of a study evaluating regional and global markers of tissue perfusion in a population of septic shock patients. We propose an integrative approach to tissue perfusion assessment, where combining both, global and regional variables, might account for a better understanding of tissue oxygenation status, and might prove useful for septic shock patients' management.
authors: Critical Care Center, Hospital de Sabadell, Corporació Sanitària Universitària Parc Taulí, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,, Parc Tauli, 1, 08208, Sabadell, Spain, jmesquida@tauli.cat.
authors: Jaume
authors: J
authors: Mesquida
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen