Real-time assessment of tissue oxygen saturation during endovascular therapy for chronic limb threatening ischemia using a novel oximeter

In the present study, we have introduced a novel real-time, near-infrared spectroscopy oximeter, the TOE-20 (Astem, Co, Ltd, Kawasaki, Japan), which can simultaneously measure the regional tissue oxygen saturation (rSO(2)) in the skin and subcutaneous tissue at three angiosomes of the foot. Seven patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia who had undergone successful revascularization of the superficial femoral artery were included. The analysis revealed a significant correlation between the rSO(2) and skin perfusion pressure. After revascularization, the rSO(2) and skin perfusion pressure had both increased at the three regions, although the increase at the plantar foot was insignificant. These results indicate that the TOE-20 can be successfully used to monitor the rSO(2) during endovascular treatment.