Reproducibility of transcutaneous oxygen pressure measurements in persons with spinal cord injury. 2009

Anthony Gélis, and Charles Fattal, and Arnaud Dupeyron, and Antonia Pérez-Martin, and Denis Colin, and Jacques Pelissier
Département de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Caremeau, Nîmes, France. anthony_gelis@yahoo.fr

OBJECTIVE To assess the reproducibility and the effects of the subjects' characteristics on the reproducibility of transcutaneous oxygen pressure (TcPO2) measurements in the sacral area in persons with spinal cord injury during loading in the supine position. METHODS Test-retest study. METHODS Physical medicine and rehabilitation center. METHODS Thirty spinal cord-injured American Spinal Injury Association grade A subjects. METHODS Two TcPO2 monitoring sessions in the sacral area during loading in the supine position were performed at 24-hour intervals, including the measurement of absolute resting sacral and chest TcPO2 values and the calculation of regional perfusion index (RPI) and delta from rest oxygen pressure, taking into account systemic TcPO2 changes. RESULTS The intraclass coefficient of the sacral TcPO2 absolute resting value, RPI, and delta from rest oxygen pressure was .787 and .798, .704 and .635, .760 and .465, respectively, at 20 and 40 minutes. The only characteristic with an influence on RPI reproducibility was the subject's smoking status, whereas age, weight, time since injury, lesion level, and presence of pressure ulcer showed no influence. CONCLUSIONS TcPO2 measurement is a reproducible method for assessing cutaneous microcirculation during loading over 20-minute monitoring sessions, with RPI exhibiting better reproducibility than delta from rest oxygen pressure at 40 minutes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010100 Oxygen An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. Dioxygen,Oxygen-16,Oxygen 16
D011312 Pressure A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Pressures
D001785 Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous 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. Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure Determination, Transcutaneous,Cutaneous Oximetry,Oximetry, Transcutaneous,Oxygen Partial Pressure Determination, Transcutaneous,Transcutaneous Blood Gas Monitoring,Transcutaneous Capnometry,Transcutaneous Oximetry,PtcO2,TcPCO2,Capnometries, Transcutaneous,Capnometry, Transcutaneous,Cutaneous Oximetries,Oximetries, Cutaneous,Oximetries, Transcutaneous,Oximetry, Cutaneous,Transcutaneous Capnometries,Transcutaneous Oximetries
D003668 Pressure Ulcer An ulceration caused by prolonged pressure on the SKIN and TISSUES when one stays in one position for a long period of time, such as lying in bed. The bony areas of the body are the most frequently affected sites which become ischemic (ISCHEMIA) under sustained and constant pressure. Bedsore,Decubitus Sore,Decubitus Ulcer,Pressure Injury,Pressure Sore,Bed Sores,Bed Sore,Bedsores,Decubitus Sores,Decubitus Ulcers,Injury, Pressure,Pressure Injuries,Pressure Sores,Pressure Ulcers,Sore, Bed,Sore, Decubitus,Sore, Pressure,Ulcer, Decubitus,Ulcer, Pressure
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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