Intra-Operative Tissue Oxygen Tension Is Increased by Local Insufflation of Humidified-Warm CO2 during Open Abdominal Surgery in a Rat Model
Fig 1
Representative data from one rat in experiment 1 (Insufflation of humidified-warm CO2 vs exposure to ambient air).
The shaded areas show each period of insufflation of humidified-warm CO2. A rapid increase in both PtO2 and tissue temperature is seen each time gas insufflation is started, and is reversed when insufflation is stopped.