title: 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.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Arévalo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lorente
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esteban
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide