冷水浸漬テストにおける前腕tcPO_2測定の意義

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The purpose of this study is to apply changes in forearm transcutaneous PO_2 (tcPO_2) during the cold water immersion test (5℃, for 10min) to the diagnosis of vibration syndrome. Forearm tcPO_2 in healthy controls increased gradually up to 3min after the start of the cold water immersion and decreased thereafter. It returned to almost the same level before immersion 5min after the start. In the workers using vibrating tools manifesting Raynaud's phenomenon, forearm tcPO_2 also increased up to 3min after the start as in healthy controls, but no change was observed thereafter. The difference between the level of forearm tcPO_2 at 3min and that at 10min after the start of the immersion (Forearm tcPO_2 recovery index, newly devised by authors) in workers using vibrating tools was significantly lower than that in healthy controls. Therefore, investigation of changes in forearm tcPO_2 following the cold water immersion test is considered to be a useful objective item which can contribute to the diagnosis of vibration syndrome.
社団法人日本産業衛生学会の論文
1986-07-20