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MeSH Heading: Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous
Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.124.100.100.600.100; E01.370.370.380.600.100; E01.370.386.700.100.600.100; E05.200.124.100.100.600.100
Unique ID: D001785
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001785
Annotation: NIM; coord with disease /‌blood, not /‌physiopathol; when IM, do not coord with OXYGEN /‌blood or CARBON DIOXIDE /‌blood
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: TCPO2
Entry Term(s): Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure Determination, Transcutaneous; Cutaneous Oximetry; Oximetry, Transcutaneous; Oxygen Partial Pressure Determination, Transcutaneous; PtcO2; TcPCO2; Transcutaneous Blood Gas Monitoring; Transcutaneous Capnometry; Transcutaneous Oximetry
NLM Classification #: QY 450
Previous Indexing: Carbon Dioxide/blood (1966-1986); Monitoring, Physiological (1966-1986); Oxygen/blood (1966-1986); Partial Pressure (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 87
History Note: 87
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/06/20
Revision Date: 2019/05/24

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