Korean J Anesthesiol.  1985 Sep;18(3):244-248.

Transcutaneous Monitoring of PO2 and PCO2 during General Anesthesia in Adult Patient

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.

Abstract

The transcutaneous technique of measuring oxygen(tcPO2) and carbon dioxide(tcPCO2) was studied in 25 adults, without cardiopulmonary dysfunction, undergoing enflurane-nitrous oixde or pethidine-diazepam-ditrous oxide anesthesia, to determine the relationship between tcPO2, and PaO2, tcPCO2 and PaCO2. Transcutaneous measuring values were accurate clinically useful trend indicators of arterial blood gas changes under general anesthesia(tcPO2: r=0.93, tcPCO2: r=0.86). Although such a technique was less predictable of absolute arterial values in anesthetized subjets, because of many variables, it was a noninvasive, continuous method for monitoring. It is suggested that more widespread application of such monitoring awaits definitive development of a precise electrode and technique.


MeSH Terms

Adult*
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, General*
Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous
Carbon
Electrodes
Humans
Carbon
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