Issue 8 - April 2010
We are pleased to provide you with the latest issue of the StO2 Sensor, a newsletter forum for tissue oxygenation monitoring in trauma, critical care, and emergency medicine. Here is a quick preview of what you will find in this month's edition:
Surgical Critical Care Physician Studies Impact of Computerized Clinical Support and StO2 on Sepsis
Dr. Laura Moore, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, discusses her use of the noninvasive InSpectra™ StO2 System in a computerized clinical support process to better identify patients who are most likely to benefit from a higher level of care.
StO2 Proves Its Value in Identifying At-risk Patients at Nord Hospital, in Marseille
An interview with Dr. Marc Leone, Nord Hospital, Marseille, regarding his study to determine the opportunity to improve the mortality rate of sepsis patients by using StO2 to monitor microcirculation.
StO2 is an Early Indicator of Problems for Trauma Patients in Iraq
Dr. Alec C. Beekley, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA, discusses his use of StO2 as a standard means of identifying hypoperfusion in combat casualties in Iraq.
StO2 Bandwagon Now Has Wheels
Learn about the use of the InSpectra™ StO2 System on the new Dubai disaster bus ( the worlds largest ambulance) as well as simulation buses in MN.
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