Critical tissue oxygen tension defines tissue oxygen debt in the isolated hindlimb of the pig during progressive ischemia

Autor: E. W. Scholten, van der Kleij Aj, P. J. Klopper, Stefan O.P. Hofer, P. F. Gründeman
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Critical care medicine. 23(5)
ISSN: 0090-3493
Popis: Objective: To determine a critical skeletal muscle oxygen tension (PO 2 ) value below which a tissue oxygen debt develops. Design: Descriptive study of oxygen transport values in relation to skeletal muscle PO 2 throughout progressive ischemia by means of arterial blood flow reductions in an isolated hindlimb model in the pig. Setting: Surgical Research department of the University of Amsterdam. Subjects: Six female Yorkshire pigs weighing 26 to 35 kg (average 33). Interventions: Controlled blood flow to the isolated hindlimb was achieved by means of extracorporeal circulation. The hindlimb was studied during progressive flow reduction. Measurements and Main Results: Oxygen delivery (DO 2 ) and oxygen consumption were calculated as the product of extracorporeal blood flow and, respectively, arterial oxygen content and arterial-venous oxygen content difference. In this fashion, an oxygen supply dependency could be determined in all animals. A critical DO 2 value was determined below which a tissue oxygen debt developed. Skeletal muscle PO 2 was measured continuously, using a Clark-type polarographic oxygen sensor. Combining the critical DO 2 value with the corresponding skeletal muscle PO 2 value resulted in a critical skeletal muscle PO 2 value of 15.2±0.4 torr (2.0±0.1 kPa). Conclusion: In this pig model, a critical skeletal muscle PO 1 value could be determined below which a tissue oxygen debt presumably developed
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