Monitoring Spinal Cord Tissue Oxygen in Patients With Acute, Severe Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries

• Published in: Critical care medicine Vol. 50; no. 5; p. e477
• Main Authors: Visagan, Ravindran, Hogg, Florence R A, Gallagher, Mathew J, Kearney, Siobhan, Zoumprouli, Argyro, Papadopoulos, Marios C, Saadoun, Samira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2022
• Subjects: Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure; Glucose; Humans; Oxygen; Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Injuries

To determine the feasibility of monitoring tissue oxygen tension from the injury site (pscto2) in patients with acute, severe traumatic spinal cord injuries. We inserted at the injury site a pressure probe, a microdialysis catheter, and an oxygen electrode to monitor for up to a week intraspinal pre...