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3128769

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
Despite widespread use of transcutaneous PCO2 (TcPCO2) monitoring, the precise relationship between TcPCO2 and PaCO2 remains unclear. It has been widely assumed that theoretical correction of TcPCO2 (combining temperature correction with a constant metabolic factor of 4 mm Hg) accounts for the elevation of TcPCO2 over PaCO2. To test this assumption, TcPCO2 was measured with a 44 degrees C electrode and compared to PaCO2 in 60 normotensive infants with cardiorespiratory disease during the first four +/- six days of life (mean +/- SD) (range one to 36 days). During hypocapnea, from PaCO2. In contrast, during normocapnea, theoretically corrected TcPCO2 exceeded PaCO2 by 5 +/- 4 mm Hg (P less than .001), and similarly during hypercapnea, theoretically corrected TcPCO2 exceeded PaCO2 by 9 +/- 6 mm Hg (P less than .001). These data suggest that, as PaCO2 increases, there may be an imbalance between tissue CO2 production and removal, resulting in a progressively increasing gradient between TcPCO2 and PaCO2. Clarification of the relationship between TcPCO2 and PaCO2 should enhance the interpretation of TcPCO2 measurements in infants.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0031-4005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
81
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
684-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Increasing arterial carbon dioxide tension: influence on transcutaneous carbon dioxide tension measurements.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't