title: The effect of subcutaneous edema on transcutaneous oximetry.
abstract: A rabbit animal model of tissue edema was created to determine its effect on transcutaneous oximetry (T-com). Measurements of T-coms were performed before and at 5-minute intervals after the injection of body temperature saline into the skin and subcutaneous tissues of 5 rabbits. Photomicrographs were obtained to document the morphological appearance of edema. The injection of saline had no effect on relative T-com values. This investigation suggests that edema alone does not influence T-com measurements.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Magee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004487:Edema / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011817:Rabbits; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*