title: Transcutaneous measurements of skin O2 supply and blood gases.
abstract: The data of the O2 exchange through the surface of the skin show that a part of the normal upper skin can be supplied with O2 from the surrounding atmosphere. This may be important in pathological situations although probably simultaneous disturbances of the substrate supply may be more serious. The noninvasive continuous registration of skin surface pO2 (and pCO2) allows to monitor skin oxygen supply under different conditions. The new optical sensing of pssO2 and of the local O2 flux into the skin opens up new promising possibilities for quantification of the skin oxygen supply.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Systemphysiologie, Dortmund, FRG.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Lübbers
mesh_terms: D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous; D002196:Capillaries / Q000378:metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen