Cardiothoracic & vascular anaesthesia
Intraoperative monitoring of myocardial oxygenation during open-heart surgery: feasibility and initial performance
Authors' conclusion
Intraoperative myocardial eNIRS monitoring is feasible.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing aortic valve replacement with or without CABG
- Participants
- 15 adults
- Outcome
- Initial feasibility and performance of myocardial eNIRS monitoring
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Feasibility and clinical performance
- Correlation of OCcO AUC improvement with intermittently administered blood cardioplegia volume (r)
- 0.68
- P for correlation
- p < 0.0001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Usability feedback (favorable)
- Surgeons
- 87%
- Anesthesiologists
- 85%
- Nurses
- 74%
Safety
- No device-related adverse events observed
Original publication
Intraoperative monitoring of myocardial oxygenation during open-heart surgery: feasibility and initial performance. J Clin Monit Comput. Published 24 September 2026. doi:10.
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