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Reliable measurements of tissue oxygen tension have proven useful in the clinical management of patients (1). A monitor of the consuming organ directly measures the adequacy of perfusion for meeting the needs of the tissue. However, the current, “open-end” tonometer, consisting of an implanted Silastic (silicone) tube through which electrodes are inserted intermittently, is sufficiently cumbersome and time-consuming to preclude its routine clinical use in patient management (2). Furthermore, repeated, separate measurements are required to follow trends. We have designed and tested a new oxygen probe incorporating a three-electrode Polarographie system sealed within a Silastic tube which eliminates the difficulties encountered with the open tonometer system.
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Rabkin, J., Alena, R., Morse, J., Goodson, W.H., Hunt, T.K. (1988). Oxygen Tension Measurements Using an Oxygen Polarographic Electrode Sealed in an Implantable Silastic Tonometer: A New Technique. In: Mochizuki, M., Honig, C.R., Koyama, T., Goldstick, T.K., Bruley, D.F. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue X. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 222. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9510-6_31
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