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Transcutaneous pCO2 monitoring of newborn infants in shock at electrode temperatures of 41°C to 44°C

  • Abstracts of the International Workshop on Continuous pCO2 Monitoring by Skin Surface Sensors Basel, Switzerland, 23 March 1981
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Our analysis demonstrates that tcPCO2, unlike tcPO2, may still closely reflect arterial values in infants with extreme hypotension. Also in shock, electrode temperatures below 44°C appear sufficient for tcPCO2 monitoring in newborn infants.

We did observe, however, a disproportionate rise in tcPCO2 in a few instances, probably associated with an almost stagnant peripheral blood flow. Further clinical studies are necessary to learn more about the behaviour of tcPCO2 under clinical conditions at the borderline between life and death.

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  1. Neonatologie Frauenklinik im Klinikum Großhadern der Universität München, Marchioninistr. 15, D-8000, München 70, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. T. Versmold, I. Brünstler, A. Enders, U. Graubner, M. Kopecky, J. Schulteß, C. Sengespeik, C. Wittermann & U. Zimmer

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Versmold, H.T., Brünstler, I., Enders, A. et al. Transcutaneous pCO2 monitoring of newborn infants in shock at electrode temperatures of 41°C to 44°C. Intensive Care Med 7, 251–252 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702634

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