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  • Title: Fiber-optic transmission catheter for regional venous oxygen saturation and blood flow.
    Author: Iwasaki H, Yoshizaki K, Koyano H.
    Journal: J Appl Physiol (1985); 1992 Apr; 72(4):1616-21. PubMed ID: 1592756.
    Abstract:
    We have developed a method for monitoring regional venous oxygen saturation. The key feature of this system is the use of highly flexible polymer fiber optics, and this flexibility allowed the production of a new fiber-optic transmission catheter. The space between the "face-to-face" positioned fiber-optic tips forms a remote catheter-based transmission cell. Our method applies Twersky's theory, in which absorption and scattering can be treated independently. Fresh rabbit blood was pumped through a disk oxygenator in which gas exchange occurred and passed the catheter. Simultaneous results obtained by the catheter and a cuvette oximeter were excellent (r = 0.99, SD = 1.1%). Oxygen saturation measured by this catheter was independent of vessel wall artifacts, blood pH, and flow velocity. Another application of this method is measurement of blood flow by the dye- (indocyanine green) dilution technique. The results of flow measurements by the catheter appeared to be satisfactory (r = 0.99, SD = 1.7%). This study concludes that our method is effective for monitoring the balance between regional oxygen supply and demand.
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