Development of muscular tissue PO2 after vascular reconstructive surgery.
Using a fast responding polarographic pO2-probe of the hypodermic needle type with a tip diameter of 300 microns we investigated the influence of vascular reconstructive surgery on the tissue pO2 of the tibialis ant. muscle. In 10 patients suffering from a peripheral occlusive disease state II-III according to FONTAINE measurements of tissue pO2, pain free walking distance and doppler-index were done preoperatively, 2 weeks and 6 weeks after surgery. The results show that reconstructive vascular surgery leads to an immediate improvement of the doppler-index. In contrast to that there is a time dependent increase of the mean tissue pO2 in the tibialis ant. muscle. This development of muscular oxygenation coincides with an increasing walking distance.
Dep. of Surgery, Ruhr-Universität-Bochum Marienhospital, Herne, W-Germany.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011048:Polarography / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
D010100:Oxygen