16 Monitoring tcGas

Finishing tcGas Monitoring

Selecting the tcGas HeatPowerDisplay Mode

The heat power display gives an indication of the skin’s perfusion below the transducer and of the transducer’s contact with the skin. If the transducer loses contact, the heat power value drops significantly. When perfusion is poor you need less heat power to maintain the transducer temperature.

♦In the Setup tcGas menu, select HeatPowerDisplay to toggle between Relative and Absolute. Choose Relative when the skin temperature is stable (the STABILIZING INOP disappears). This indicates subsequent changes in the relative heat power (and therefore changes in perfusion or transducer contact) since the last zeroing.

Zeroing the tcGas Relative Heat Power

When you start a calibration, the HeatPowerDisplay is set to Absolute. When you switch to Relative, it automatically zeros. Zero again if you change application site.

Finishing tcGas Monitoring

♦Replace the transducer in the calibration chamber.

When changing the application site after a measuring period, some users leave the fixation rings in position to allow them to quickly move the transducer from site to site. Always unscrew the transducer from the fixation ring before removing the fixation ring from the skin.

TcGas Corrections

Transcutaneous pCO2 values tend to be higher than arterial values due to the metabolic processes of the skin and the effect of heating on the blood under the transducer. Depending on your monitor’s configuration, one or both of these corrections may automatically apply.

Temperature Correction for tcpCO2

The transducer temperature causes an increase in partial CO2 pressure. Your monitor may be configured to correct this.

♦In the Setup tcpGas menu, look at the menu item CO2 Correction. If correction is enabled, it is set to On.

Metabolism Correction for tcpCO2

CO2 production in the epidermis increases the CO2 value. Your monitor may be configured to automatically deduct a metabolism factor (only applies when CO2 Correction is on).

♦In the Setup tcGas menu, look at the value shown for the menu item MetabolismFactor. This is deducted from the CO2 value.

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