title: Brain tissue oxygen pressure, carbon dioxide pressure and pH during ischemia.
abstract: In this case we evaluated brain tissue pO2, pCO2 and pH during ischemia and arterial oxygen desaturation (hypoxia). In both situations brain pO2 decreased. During ischemia, tissue pCO2 increased while pH decreased; but both pCO2 and pH were stable during hypoxia. These results suggest that brain tissue pO2, pCO2 and pH measures provide information on tissue perfusion and oxygen availability during ischemia and hypoxia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Charbel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Edelman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hannigan
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Ausman
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*; D010313:Partial Pressure
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen