An international team of experts in the field of fluid resuscitation was invited by the ESICM to
form a task force to systematically review the evidence concerning fluid administration using …

Background: Uncontrolled bleeding is the main cause of the potential preventable death in
trauma patients. Accordingly, we reviewed all the existing scores for massive transfusion …

Hypovolemic shock exists as a spectrum, with its early stages characterized by subtle
pathophysiologic tissue insults and its late stages defined by multi-system organ …

Introduction Previous studies described impaired microvascular perfusion and tissue
oxygenation as reliable predictors of Multiple Organ Failure in major trauma. However, this …

Aim We hypothesize that traininginduced changes in muscle oxygen saturation (StO2)
assessed by nearinfrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during constant work rate cycling exercise …

Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) to the lower limbs is widely used as a mechanical
means to prevent deep vein thrombosis in hospitalised patients. Due to a theoretical …

Background: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is a common disease pattern in
intensive care units which is associated with an increased mortality. The aim of this study …

Objective To measure tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) in a population of dogs with naturally
occurring shock and to evaluate the relationship of StO2 with an established veterinary …

Heart failure (HF) is associated with microcirculatory changes secondary to neuro-humoral
imbalance, vascular stiffness and increased sympathetic tone. Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy …

Purpose. Shock is associated with increased tissue oxygen extraction. Near-infrared
spectroscopy–derived thenar muscle tissue oxygenation (StO2) levels can provide an …