89 TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING IN SICK NEWBORN INFANTS

Reliability of transcutaneous monitoring of arterial PO2 in newborn infants.

Transcutaneous oxygen and carbon dioxide monitoring in sick neonates using a combined sensor.

Using a combined O2-CO2 sensor, we evaluated the effect of cathode size and membrane thickness and incorporation of correction factor upon transcutaneous O2-CO2 readings. The present studies were carried out in three phases in newborns less than a week of age. The data from these studies indicate that a combined O2-CO2 sensor with a smaller cathode, Teflon membrane and with a built-in correctio...

Transcutaneous Pco2 Monitoring in Newborn Infants During General Anesthesia Is Technically Feasible

BACKGROUND Transcutaneous (TC) measurement of PCO2 (TC PCO2) is a well-established method to monitor assisted ventilation in neonatal intensive care, but its use in the operating room is limited, and the data regarding its performance during general anesthesia of the newborn are lacking. The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of continuous TC PCO2 monitoring during general anesthe...

Transcutaneous oxygen monitoring during fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

A transcutaneous oxygen sensor was used to detect the development of hypoxemia in patients undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Measurements of transcutaneous PO2 (tcPO2) correlated well with arterial PO2 (PaO2), and correctly detected all instances when PaO2 was less than 65 mm Hg. The sensor was noninvasive and caused no adverse effects.

Transcutaneous oxygen monitoring of patients undergoing nitrous oxide-oxygen sedation

The objective of this study was to assess the changes in transcutaneous oxygen tension in pediatric patients undergoing nitrous oxide-oxygen analgesia. A total of 19 healthy patients, ranging in age from 3 to 19 years with a mean age of 9.8 years, were included. Transcutaneous oxygen monitoring was performed; following stabilization, baseline readings were obtained. Oxygen was delivered at 3 I/...