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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(9):1202-1208. Published online September 30, 1990.

Transcutaneous Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Critically Ill Neonates.

Du Young Choi¹, Yong Kweon Kim¹, Yeon Kyun Oh¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, I-Ri, Korea

Received: March 6, 1990;  Accepted: May 25, 1990.

Abstract

We studied the correlation of 85 paired arterial, transcutaneous P02 and 50 paired arterial, trans- cutaneous PCO2, which were obtained from 9 sick preterm infants within first week of their life, who were bom at the Wonkwang University Hospital from March. 1, 1988 to Feb. 28, 1989. And we also analysed the affect of the pH, body temperature, hematocrit and birth weight to the relation of PaO2 to TCPO2 and TcPCO2 to PaCO2. The results were as follows: 1) Linear regression analysis of arterial PO2 showed significant correlation (PaO2=0.80 TcPO2+37. 51, r=0.72). 2) Linear regression analysis of arterial PCO2 vs transcutaneous PCO2 showed highly correlation (TCPO2=1.07 PaCO2+8.35, r=0.95). 3) The PH, body temperature, hematocrit and birth weight did not affect the relation of PaO2 and TCCO2 and TcPCO2 to PaCO2.

Keywords :Transcutaneous oxygen, Carbon dioxide monitoring