Continuous Transcutaneous Monitoring

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
History, Status and Future of Pulse Oximetry....Pages 3-8
Possibilities and Limitations of the Transcutaneous Measuring Technique a Theoretical Analysis....Pages 9-17
Growth and Development of Transcutaneous Monitoring in the U.S.A. — 1978–1986....Pages 19-21
Transcutaneous Po 2 and Pco 2 Monitoring at 37°C Cutaneous Po 2 and Pco 2 ....Pages 23-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
The Measurement of TcPO 2 and TcPCO 2 in Newborn Infants at 44°C, 42°C and 37°C after Initial Heating to 44°C....Pages 35-40
Drift in Vivo of Transcutaneous Dual Electrodes....Pages 41-44
Evaluation of Single Sensor Transcutaneous Measurement of PO 2 and PCO 2 in the Neonate....Pages 45-49
Current Correction Factors Inadequately Predict the Relationship between Transcutaneous (tc) and Arterial PCO2 in Sick Neonates....Pages 51-53
Computing the Oxygen Status of the Blood from Heated Skin pO 2 ....Pages 55-58
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Transcutaneous Monitoring of PO 2 and PCO 2 During Running — A Noninvasive Determination of Gas Transport....Pages 61-66
Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension during Exercise in Patients with Pulmonary Emphysema....Pages 67-70
The Effect of Inhaled Bronchoconstrictors on Transcutaneous Gas Tensions in Normal Adult Subjects....Pages 71-73
In Vivo Calibration of a Transcutaneous Oxygen Electrode in Adult Patients....Pages 75-77
Inflammation and Transcutaneous Measurement of Oxygen Pressure in Dermatology....Pages 79-82
Diagnostic Assessment of Diabetic Microangiopathy by TCPO 2 Stimulation Tests....Pages 83-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Transcutaneous Blood Gases and Sleep Apnea Profile in Healthy Preterm Infants During Early Infancy....Pages 89-94
Transcutaneous Monitoring as Trigger for Therapy of Hypoxemia During Sleep....Pages 95-100
Effectiveness of Combined Transcutaneous PO 2 /PcO 2 Monitoring of Newborns....Pages 101-104
Incidence and Severity of Retinopathy in Low Birth Weight Infants Monitored by TCPO 2 ....Pages 105-108
Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring and Retinopathy of Prematurity....Pages 109-113
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Combined Transcutaneous Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide Tensions and End-Expired CO 2 Levels in Severely Ill Newborns....Pages 115-120
Transcutaneous PO 2 and PCO 2 During Surfactant Therapy in Newborn Infants with Idiopathic Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 121-122
Continuous Fetal Acid-Base Assessment During Labour by tc-pCO 2 Monitoring....Pages 123-126
Microvascular Dynamics During Acute Asphyxia in Chronically Prepared Fetal Sheep near Term....Pages 127-131
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Pulse Oximetry: Physical Principles, Technical Realization and Present Limitations....Pages 135-144
Pulse Oximetry — An Alternative to Transcutaneous PO 2 in Sick Newborns....Pages 145-150
Application of the Ohmeda Biox 3700 Pulse Oximeter to Neonatal Oxygen Monitoring....Pages 151-158
Pulse Oximetry and Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension for Detection of Hypoxemia in Critically Ill Infants and Children....Pages 159-164
Is Pulse Oximetry Reliable in Detecting Hyperoxemia in the Neonate?....Pages 165-169
Comparison between Transcutaneous PO 2 and Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring O 2 -Treatment in Newborns....Pages 171-176
The Accuracy of the Pulse Oximeter in Neonates....Pages 177-179
Pulse Oximetry and Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension in Hypoxemic Neonates and Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia....Pages 181-186
Control of Pedicle and Microvascular Tissue Transfer by Photometric Reflection Oximetry....Pages 187-190
Comparison of in-Vivo Response Times between Pulse Oximetry and Transcutaneous PO 2 Monitoring....Pages 191-194
Errors in the Measurement of Co-Hemoglobin in Fetal Blood by Automated Multicomponent Analysis....Pages 195-200
A Simple Method for HbF Analysis....Pages 201-205
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Capillary Blood Pressure....Pages 209-214
Microvasculatory Evaluation of Vasospastic Syndromes....Pages 215-218
Infrared Fluorescence Videomicroscopy with Indocyanine Green (Cardiogreen®)....Pages 219-221
Measurement of Tissue Blood Flow by High Frequency Doppler Ultrasound....Pages 223-226
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Laser-Doppler Probes for the Evaluation of Arterial Ischemia....Pages 227-229
Skin Reactive Hyperemia Recorded by a Combined TcPO2 and Laser Doppler Sensor....Pages 231-234
Comparison of Laser-Doppler-Flux and tcPO 2 in Healthy Probands and Patients with Arterial Ischemia....Pages 235-240
The Use of the Hellige Oxymonitor to Study Skin Blood Flow Changes....Pages 241-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Estimated Peripheral Blood Flow in Premature Newborn Infants....Pages 249-251
Skin Blood Flow Calculations from Transcutaneous Gas Pressure Measurements....Pages 253-257
The Percentual Initial Slope Index of tcPo 2 as a Measure of the Peripheral Circulation and its Measurements by Different tcPo 2 Electrodes....Pages 259-261
Examinations on the Blood Flow Dependence of tcpO 2 Using the Model of the “Circulatory Hyperbola”....Pages 263-268
Estimation of the Determinants of Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension Using a Dynamic Computer Model....Pages 269-273
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Quality and Safety Aspects in the Development and Fabrication of Transcutaneous Sensors....Pages 277-283
A New System for tcPo 2 Long-Term Monitoring Using a Two-Electrode Sensor with Alternating Heating....Pages 285-289
A Novel Approach for an ECG Electrode Integrated into a Transcutaneous Sensor....Pages 291-293
Microelectronic Sensors for Simultaneous Measurement of PO 2 and pH....Pages 295-298
A Modified Electrode Ring for Use in Transcutaneous Measurement of Po 2 ....Pages 299-304
Multichannel Recording and Analysis of Physiological Data Using a Personal Computer....Pages 305-309
Continuous Non-Invasive Beat-by-Beat Blood Pressure (B.P.) Measurement in the Newborn....Pages 311-314
The Relative Accuracy of Three Transcutaneous Dual Electrodes at 45 °C in Adults....Pages 315-320
Back Matter....Pages 321-328