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8056397

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-13
pubmed:abstractText
Intragastric pH was continuously monitored in 21 patients who underwent colorectal surgery. Monitoring was started before surgery, and was continued for two days after surgery. Intragastric pH tended to increase during surgery, compared with measurements obtained before and after surgery, but was not affected by the duration of anesthesia or of the surgical procedure, or surgical position. After surgery, patients were divided into two groups: the cimetidine group (10 patients) received intravenous cimetidine 200 mg 4 times a day, while the control group (11 patients) received no treatment. Postoperative intragastric pH was higher than 3.0 throughout the study in the cimetidine group, but was approximately 1.3 in the control group. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding occurred in 2 patients in the control group, with intragastric pH falling abruptly during the bleeding episode. To prevent post-operative upper gastrointestinal bleeding, in addition to the administration of H2-blockers or antacids, appropriate treatments in response to changes in intragastric pH are necessary. Continuous monitoring of intragastric pH in surgical patients is considered to be of clinical importance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0172-6390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
120-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Intragastric pH in postlaparotomy patients--effects of cimetidine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Kitasato University East Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article