Study objectives: The main objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of implementing measures in the intensive care unit (ICU), based on a physiological algorithm, to reverse decreases in cerebral oxygen saturation using, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Methods: Randomization of 50 patients is balanced by experimental group; control and intervention, with an allocation sequence based on a block size of ten, generated with a computer random number generator. In the intervention group ICU Staff will use NIRS to follow a physiologically guided strategy to maintain regional oxygen saturation (rSO2) within 90% of baseline values. In the control group ICU Staff will provide standard of care without the use of NIRS.
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The incidence in the two groups of postoperative cerebral desaturation
Timeframe: 24 hours or unit discharge, which ever occurs first.