Is thenar tissue hemoglobin oxygen saturation in septic shock related to macrohemodynamic variables and outcome?
The alteration of StO2 reperfusion slope in septic shock patients compared with healthy volunteers was related with macrohemodynamic, microhemodynamic and metabolic parameters. The addition of the worst value of the day 1 StO2 reperfusion slope improved the outcome prediction of Simplified Acute Physiology Score II and SOFA scores.
These results suggest that androgens may play an important role in the growth of HT-29 colonic cell lines.