Gastric Tonometry in the Care of the Newborn

Intraoperative gastric tonometric examinations in children and infants with a new probe, combined with measurement of the endtidal PCO2

“…Gastric tonometry is a powerful tool for the prediction of circulatory failure, and measurement of the tissue PCO 2 has been widely used for the detection of shock and multiorgan failure, mainly during the perioperative period of anesthesiology (17,18). However, technical difficulties arise in measurements on children and infants (21,25,26). We recently devised a new tool for gastric tonometry whereby the examination can be performed with ease in patients of any age, including very low birth weight neonates (23).…”

Splanchnic perfusion pressure: a better predictor of safe primary closure than intraabdominal pressure in neonatal gastroschisis

“…One method that seeks to better estimate the adequacy of organ perfusion is gastric tonometry. However, the details and applicability of this method in neonates have not been worked out [9,25].…”

Balloon-free gastric tonometric examinations combined with the evaluation of the gastric-to-end-tidal CO2 gap in children

“…Many authors dealing with gastric tonometry highlight the importance of the method in paediatric care (50,59). The new Boda's gastric tonometric probe was developed to meet the demand for a tonometric catheter with rapid equilibration and ready applicability in patients of all ages, including very low birth weight neonates (16).…”

“…, anaesthetized paediatric cases during and after surgery(52), neonates(59) and even very low birth weight infants(50) have been published. The limited data available in this field support the predictive value and clinical usefulness of gastric tonometry in a heterogeneous paediatric population.…”