Near-infrared Spectroscopy and Skin Tone in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study
Darker skin tone is associated with worse NIRS performance and lower NIRS values compared to mixed venous saturation for the INVOS 5100C system. This may lead to differences in care and contribute to inequities in outcomes. Better validation guidelines are needed to ensure equity in performance across varying skin tones.
Authors
- Joseph R. Starnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7954-5385)
- Stephen R. Hudson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6498-9167)
- Bevan P. Londergan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6619-9233)
- James C. Slaughter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8770-980X)
- William J. Welch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4575-3124)
- Jonathan H. Soslow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9194-5330)
- Muktar Hassan Aliyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-4679)
- Christopher Henderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5291-5742)
- John A. Graves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8954-8202)
- George T. Nicholson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5669-4070)
- David Parra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4675-4455)
- Scott Risney
- Dana Janssen
- Thomas P. Doyle
- Briana McVean
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Vanderbilt Health (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesiology
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000005738
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.72