Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous
MESHD001785
The noninvasive measurement or determination of the partial pressure (tension) of oxygen and/or carbon dioxide locally in the capillaries of a tissue by the application to the skin of a special set of electrodes. These electrodes contain photoelectric sensors capable of picking up the specific wavelengths of radiation emitted by oxygenated versus reduced hemoglobin.
Synonyms
- Transcutaneous Blood Gas Monitoring
- PtcO2
- TcPCO2
- Transcutaneous Capnometry
- Capnometries, Transcutaneous
- Capnometry, Transcutaneous
- Transcutaneous Capnometries
- Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure Determination, Transcutaneous
- Cutaneous Oximetry
- Cutaneous Oximetries
- Oximetries, Cutaneous
- Oximetry, Cutaneous
- Oxygen Partial Pressure Determination, Transcutaneous
- Oximetry, Transcutaneous
- Oximetries, Transcutaneous
- Transcutaneous Oximetries
- Transcutaneous Oximetry
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