Open AccessNear-infrared spectroscopy: An important tool during the blalock-taussig shunt
Author(s) -
Aditya Lamba,
Raja Joshi,
Raja Joshi,
Neeraj Agarwal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/aca.aca_138_18
Subject(s) - shunt (medical) , oxygenation , cardiology , medicine , oxygen delivery , perfusion , near infrared spectroscopy , oxygen , chemistry , neuroscience , biology , organic chemistry
Near infra red spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive diagnostic tool for measuring regional oxygen saturation (rSO2). Cerebral oxygenation measured with NIRS is used to corroborate mixed venous oxygenation and hence considered an indicator of tissue perfusion. We describe NIRS guiding an anatomical variation leading to inadequate cerebral circulation or any impairment in cerebral oxygen delivery during Blalock Taussig shunt.