title: The use of transcutaneous oxygen electrodes in intensive therapy.
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 degrees C in order to obtain a near maximal response. In individual patients, the transcutaneous reading may be up to 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.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D004566:Electrodes; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen