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However, the invasiveness and risk of complications limit its use. This study aimed to test the feasibility of continuously monitoring variations in SvO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    from photoplethysmography (PPG) measurements of sternal intramedullary oxygen saturation. In an animal model, including anesthetized pigs (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200915, mean 33.1 (SD 2.0) kg), alterations in SvO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    were instituted by separate sessions: incremental decrease in arterial oxygen saturation using hypoxic gas mixtures (N\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    \/air), and hemorrhage of 20% plus 20% of estimated blood volume. Estimations of non-invasive sternal oxygen saturation (nSsO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) were derived from calibrating PPG measurements against SvO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    sampled from the pulmonary artery. Individual linear correlations were found between SvO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    and PPG measurements. nSsO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    and SvO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    co-varied, except in severe hypovolemia. A concordance rate between nSsO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    and SvO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    was determined to 87% (95% CI 79.1\u201395.0). In this study, we demonstrated linear correlations between SvO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    and PPG-measurements on the sternum, enabling estimation of nSsO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    , which trends with changes in SvO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    . The results support further technical development of non-invasive monitoring of SvO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    from sternal measurements.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Graphical abstract<\/jats:bold>\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Non-invasive sternal oxygen saturation (nSsO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) is derived from photoplethysmographic measurements of sternal intramedullary blood flow (SQV), correlated against mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    ). 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