Open AccessCharacterization of buccal microvascular response in patients with septic shock
Author(s) -
Yasser Sakr,
V. Gath,
Janaina Oishi,
Stefan Klinzing,
T Simon,
Konrad Reinhart,
Gernot Marx
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0b013e3283349db3
Subject(s) - medicine , buccal administration , septic shock , sepsis , shock (circulatory) , laser doppler velocimetry , buccal swab , microcirculation , anesthesia , blood flow , dentistry , biology , genetics
Microcirculatory alterations are thought to be responsible for much of the morbidity and mortality from sepsis. The aim of the present study was to characterize the buccal microvascular response in patients with septic shock using combined laser Doppler flowmetry/visual light spectroscopy measurements.