Transcutaneous PO2 measurement for evaluating the oxygen supply of skin allo- and autografts. Theory and practical application.

The condition of skin autografts and allografts in rats and rabbits was checked by transcutaneous PO2 measurement according to R. HUCH, D. W. LUBBERS and A. HUCH. The tcPO2 values obtained with standardized maximal hyperemia allow conclusions concerning the oxygen supply and thus the vascularization of a transplant. This method seems suitable to monitor the healing of autografts and to register quantitatively the progress of rejection in allografts.