ISSN:
1432-1238
Keywords:
Transcutaneous
;
Oxygen tension
;
Intensive Therapy Unit
;
Adult
;
Neonatal Care Unit
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The use of transcutaneous monitoring of the PO2 in patients in an adult intensive therapy unit has been found to be a simple and reliable procedure. The electrodes were heated to 44°C in order to obtain a near maximal response. In individual patients, the transcutaneous reading may be up 20 per cent different from the arterial value. However, the difference is reproducible for a given patient and does not detract from the value of the technique in following trends. The ease of use of the non-invasive transcutaneous technique has brought to light numerous instances of marked fluctuations occurring in patients oxygen tensions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01683187
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