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Near‐infrared spectroscopy in head and neck surgery
Author(s) -
Nicholson Olivia A.,
Holdaway Damien,
Nicholson Roy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16602
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid endarterectomy , spectroscopy , head and neck , infrared spectroscopy , head and neck surgery , surgery , carotid arteries , otorhinolaryngology , physics , quantum mechanics
Near‐infrared spectroscopy is commonly used during carotid endarterectomy but its use in salvage oncological carotid resection has not previously been described. In comparison to other methods of determining the adequacy of contralateral cerebral circulation, near‐infrared spectroscopy is simple, reliable, non‐invasive and inexpensive.