The microcirculatory correlator: a new instrument for the intraoperative evaluation of visceral circulatory integrity.
The microcirculatory correlator probe has been used on multiple occasions on the abdominal viscera and clear pulse-wave tracings have been obtained from all the intra-abdominal organs. There is a linear correlation between deflection of pulse-wave and intestine blood flow in an isolated loop of intestine under low flow conditions. The probe has been used in two circumstances to good clinical advantage.
D000818:Animals; D004064:Digestive System / Q000098:blood supply; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D004285:Dogs; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply; D008833:Microcirculation; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013523:Surgical Equipment