Want to learn more about this new parameter?

Education is essential to understanding how StO₂ differs from traditional vital signs. As a measure of hemoglobin oxygen saturation, primarily in the microcirculation of muscle tissue, StO₂ empowers you with knowledge of perfusion status, aiding your assessment and management of critically ill and severely injured patients.

Introduction to StO₂

What is InSpectra StO₂?

Basic StO₂ Education Program (30 min)
InSpectra StO₂System Operation (15 min)
Tom Ahrens, DNS, RN, FAAN - Video Clips
What new information does StO₂ provide? (6 min)
How do I interpret StO₂values? (4 min)
How does StO₂ fit in with other vital signs? (2 min)

Clinical Applications

How can I use InSpectra StO₂?

Tom Ahrens, DNS, RN, FAAN - Video Clips
As a screening tool, a monitor, or both? (2 min)
How difficult is it to learn? (3 min)
What patients would I use it on? (3 min)
Can I titrate fluid therapy? (1 min)
What about titrating inotropes? (2 min)
How about vasopressors? (1 min)
Does it reduce patient/hospital costs? (4 min)

Reginald Burton, MD FACS - Video

Resuscitating the Elderly Trauma Patient (15 min)

Laura Moore, MD - Webinar recording

Monitoring Tissue Oxygenation (StO₂) in Sepsis Patients (30 min)

Education Resources

How can I learn more and share with my colleagues or staff?

Advanced StO₂ Education Program for Nurses (1 day workshop)
Advanced StO₂ Education Program for Physicians (1 day workshop)
Super-user Training Program (3 hours)
InSpectraStO₂ Staff Nurse & RT Program (80 min)

StO₂ – Monitoring Tissue Oxygenation (2 CEs)

This program, located on the GE Healthcare – Clinician Education for Healthcare website, helps you develop the knowledge base of practicing clinicians, recognize the status of patient tissue oxygen, and successfully manage patients using StO₂ monitoring. This in-depth program delivers a rich-blended learning experience with multiple e-Books, Videos, and Interactive Patient Treatment Simulations for SICU, MICU, ED and the Floor.

To purchase a license for the ‘StO₂ – Monitoring Tissue Oxygenation’ program on the GE Healthcare website, please call the Hutchinson Technology Customer Service Center at 1-800-419-1007.

• Monitoring Tissue Perfusion Status; Making Better Decisions - Play this education video to learn how using StO₂ can assist you in making better decisions when managing your patient's perfusion status.

• Interactive Case Study: Compensated Hemorrhagic Shock - Play this interactive simulation to see how blood pressure is not a surrogate for tissue perfusion.

• InSpectra StO₂ System Operation - In this video, you will learn basic operation of the InSpectra™ StO₂ Tissue Oxygenation Monitor, placement of the patient sensor and unique system features that support effective use. You will also learn that the InSpectra StO₂ Monitor is designed with many features and benefits that support the needs of a clinical environment and the way clinicians work.