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Transcutaneous Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Levels and a Clinical Symptom Scale for Monitoring the Acute Asthmatic State in Infants and Young Children
Author(s) -
WENNERGREN G.,
ENGSTRÖM I.,
BJURE J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1986.tb10231.x
Subject(s) - medicine , grading scale , anesthesia , clinical significance , grading (engineering) , surgery , civil engineering , engineering
. Measurement of transcutaneous P O2 and P CO2 in addition to a clinical symptom grading system wds used to monitor the acute asthmatic attack in children under two years of age. tcP O2 was lowered already at signs of mild obstruction and decreased in parallel with clinical deterioration. tcP COl was almost unchanged at mild to moderate obstructive symptoms. With clinical deterioration lcP co2 , rised steadily. An increase of the oxygen concentration to 30‐40% in the inspired air increased tcP 02 , on the average by 70%, but did not change the tcP CO2: level. Continuous recording of tcP o2 and tcP C o 2 as well as the clinical grading system are valuable tools when monitoring severely obstructive infants and young children.