Can near-infrared spectroscopy identify the severity of shock in trauma patients?
Decreased thenar muscle tissue oxygen saturation reflects the presence of severe hypoperfusion and near-infrared spectroscopy may be a novel method for rapidly and noninvasively assessing changes in tissue dysoxia.
We conclude OSF in the Nepali population progresses in a predictable pattern, and that physiotherapy is effective for increasing the oral opening. We further suggest physiotherapy can be readily used to improve OSF in communities with otherwise limited health resources.