Review Article

Skeletal Muscle Oxygen Saturation (StO2) Measured by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in the Critically Ill Patients

Table 1

Summarized prognostic studies on StO2 with VOT-derived parameters in septic patients.

StudyPatient population ( )Inclusion timeStO2 site/depthVOTMAP (mmHg)DeO2
(%/min)
ReO2
(%/sec)
MortalityComments

Parežnik et al. [18]SS (6) and SShock (6)First 48 h (after stabilization)TH 15 mmStO2 40%SS −10.4
(−7.8, −13.3)
SShock −7
(−3.6, −11)
No correlation to StO2-derived variablesDeO2 correlated to SOFA score

Creteur et al. [19]SS and SShock (72)First 24 hTH 25 mm3 min72 (67–79)SShock
2 (1.2, 2.9)
versus
no SShock
3.2 (1.8, 4.5)
( )
ReO2 correlated to mortality
SV
NonSV ( )
AUC 0.797
ReO2 cut-off 2.55
(S 85%, E 73%)

Doerschug et al. [20]Sepsis (24)First 24 hTH 15 mm5 min69
(max 90, min 55)
Moderate sepsis 

Severe sepsis 
ReO2 tended to be higher in SV than in NonSV
versus
(P 0.2)

Skarda et al. [21]SS and SShock (10)ICU admissionTH 15 mm3 min No association between StO2 variables and mortality

Payen et al. [22]SShock (43)First 24 h (after vasopressors)TH 25 mm3 min75 (65–82)−18.6
(−28.2, −14.4)
2.79 (1.75, 4.52)ReO2 correlated to mortality
SV 3.9 (2.2, 6.0)
NonSV 1.9
(1.6, 2.8)
(P 0.003)
AUC 0.77
ReO2 cut-off 2.83
(S 87%, E 67%)

Mesquida et al. [23]SShock (33)First 24 h, once MAP > 65 mmHgTH 15 mmStO2 40%
SOFAimp 

SOFAnonimp 
DeO2 tended to be lower in NonSV than in SV
(P ns)
DeO2 associated with SOFA evolution and ICU-LOS
ReO2 associated with ICU-LOS

StO2: tissue oxygen saturation; VOT: vascular occlusion test; DeO2: StO2-deoxygenation slope; ReO2: StO2-reoxygenation slope; SS: severe sepsis; SShock: septic shock; TH: thenar; SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment; SV: survivors; NonSV: nonsurvivors; AUC: area under the curve; SOFAimp: SOFA improvers at day 2; SOFAnonimp: SOFA nonimprovers at day 2; LOS: length of stay.