The balance between oxygen supply and demand in the intestine can be assessed by measuring the difference between arterial and intramucosal PCO2 (P[t-a]CO2), estimated by means of a gastric tonometer.
Arévalo
J M
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Lorente
J A
JA
Esteban
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D000328:Adult; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D002245:Carbon Dioxide