Background: Transcutaneous CO2 monitoring presents an opportunity for Paco2 measurement in the presence of inaccurate or absence end-tidal (ETCO2) monitoring. Whilst it is regularly used neonates to prevent frequent blood sampling, seldom adult anaesthesia intensive care medicine. We demonstrate three clinical examples using transcutaneous (TCM) where gas sampling ETCO2 was either unavailable c...

Low-level transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the auricular branch vagus nerve at tragus (LLTS) is anti-arrhythmic and anti-inflammatory in animals humans. Preliminary animal studies show that LLTS beneficial models postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

The observation of low transcutaneous arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) in otherwise well sickle cell patients has lead to questions about the interpretation of pulse oximetry values in these patients. We undertook a prospective study of children with sickle cell disease to (1) determine the prevalence of, and factors associated with, low transcutaneous SaO2 in clinically well patients, (2) dev...

This article assesses the clinical efficacy of established neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) technologies for motor restoration in hemiparesis and provides an overview of evolving technologies. Transcutaneous NMES facilitates motor recovery. However, its impact on physical disability remains uncertain. Transcutaneous NMES also decreases shoulder subluxation, but its effect on shoulder...

We report a case of successful transcutaneous external pacing for out of hospital cardiac arrest causing asystole.

hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem during neonatal period especially in preterm neonates. transcutaneous bilirubin measurement (tcb) by special devices had been documented as an effective tool for predicting neonatal jaundice in full term neonate, but for preterm infants the present evidences are controversial. we carried out a prospective study in shariati hospital nicu. 126 paired tcb/tot...

abstract introduction: interferential current is one of the most popular kinds of electrical stimulation that are used in electrotherapy. despite its clinical popularity, there have been limited studies to investigate how this stimulation protocol affects the nerve fibers. this study was aimed to develop a realistic model for the stimulation of nerve fibers by interferential currents and using ...