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Reproducibility of tcPO2 measurements in normal volunteers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3769415     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The transcutaneous oxygen monitor was developed as a non-invasive method of measuring arterial oxygen tension in neonates and has since been applied to adults as a method of assessing circulatory impairment due to peripheral vascular disease. Transcutaneous oxygen pressure measurements (tcPO2) were taken daily on normal volunteers for a period of three weeks to determine the reproducibility of tcPO2 measurements. Results varied by an average of almost 10% from the mean for each individual. This variation was not clinically significant since the variation did not result in readings below 35-40 mmHg, this being the level which reflects severe skin ischaemia. The correlation between simultaneous chest and leg readings was not sufficient to recommend this ratio as an accurate index of vascular insufficiency.
Authors:
L S Coleman; G S Dowd; G Bentley
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical physics and physiological measurement : an official journal of the Hospital Physicists' Association, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Physik and the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics     Volume:  7     ISSN:  0143-0815     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Phys Physiol Meas     Publication Date:  1986 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-11-25     Completed Date:  1986-11-25     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8209031     Medline TA:  Clin Phys Physiol Meas     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  259-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Diffusion
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oxygen / analysis*
Partial Pressure
Reference Values
Skin / analysis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7782-44-7/Oxygen

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