Applicability of a new gastric tonometric probe in infants requiring intensive care

• Published in: Medical science monitor Vol. 14; no. 9; pp. PI32 - PI37
• Main Authors: Tálosi, Gyula, Boda, Domokos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Carbon Dioxide - analysis; Humans; Infant; Infant Mortality; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Manometry - instrumentation; Partial Pressure; Prospective Studies; Stomach - metabolism

Gastric tonometry was developed for measuring the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the gastrointestinal tract and particularly for monitoring the clinical condition of patients in critical states. The ballooned catheter used in this technique has proved to be a reliable tool in adult patients,...