title: [The transcutaneous method of monitoring partial pressure of O2 and CO2 during laser surgery of the trachea and bronchi].
abstract: Anesthesia during Nd-YAG laser resection of the airways necessitates continuous O2 and CO2 monitoring. Although only partial, monitoring may be performed using a transcutaneous method utilising Clark's electrode to measure O2 and Stowe-Severinghaus' electrode to assess CO2 on the skin surface. The paper evaluates the advantages and limits of this form of monitoring during anesthesia in 85 patients undergoing laser resection of the airways. In conclusion, in spite of the fact that it is currently impossible to build up a complete picture of blood gas status from a single transcutaneous finding, the use of the transcutaneous method increases the level of safety of the operation as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Università degli Studi di Brescia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cosio
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morandini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mariotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrari Vivaldi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavaliere
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Candiani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen
vernacular_title: La metodica transcutanea nel monitoraggio della tensione parziale di O2 e CO2 durante laserterapia delle vie tracheobronchiali.