Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous
Synonyms
Capnometries, Transcutaneous
Capnometry, Transcutaneous
Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure Determination, Transcutaneous
Cutaneous Oximetries
Cutaneous Oximetry
Oximetries, Cutaneous
Oximetries, Transcutaneous
Oximetry, Cutaneous
Oximetry, Transcutaneous
Oxygen Partial Pressure Determination, Transcutaneous
PtcO2
TcPCO2
Transcutaneous Blood Gas Monitoring
Transcutaneous Capnometries
Transcutaneous Capnometry
Transcutaneous Oximetries
Transcutaneous Oximetry
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.