title: Application of transcutaneous PO2 determinations for the postoperative monitoring of skin grafts.
abstract: A study of transcutaneous PO2 measurements was made in 25 patients with partial thickness skin grafts applied to different full skin thickness burn areas. Transcutaneous oximetry was performed 4, 7, 15, 22, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75 and 90 days postgrafting, with the aim of offering a quantifiable diagnostic method for the postoperative monitoring of skin grafts, as a complement to the classical approach of observation and clinical evaluation. An increase in PO2 was detected following grafting--the greatest increase was noted after day 8 postgrafting, and possibly coincides with the establishment of the vascular plexus from the combined underlying bed and graft. However, the values obtained 3 months after grafting do not reach those presented by healthy skin areas.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Grandes Quemados, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tejerina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reig
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Codina
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baena
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mirabet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous; D002056:Burns / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism*; D016038:Skin Transplantation