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9854848

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
Two novel characteristic parameters, the latency time (t(lat)) and the ascension time (t(asc)), are proposed for evaluation of non-invasive [13C]octanoic acid breath tests for assessment of the gastric emptying of solids. In breath tests performed in control subjects (n = 30) and diabetic patients (n = 100), the usefulness of these parameters was compared to conventional parameters, i.e., gastric half emptying-time (t1/2,b) and lag phase (t(lag),b). The proposed parameters were only loosely correlated (controls, r = 0.199; diabetics, 0.616). A strong correlation was found between the conventional parameters (controls, r = 0.891; diabetics, r = 0.962). Based on the conventional method, 36 patients were suspicious of delayed gastric emptying including 24 patients which exhibited a simultaneous delay in both parameters. Using the new parameters, a total of 46 patients were suspicious of delayed gastric emptying with 15 and 20 having isolated delay in t(lat) and t(asc), respectively. We conclude that the novel parameters may be more appropriate for examination of the different phases of gastric emptying and for evaluation of gastric emptying disturbances in diabetic patients than the parameters conventionally used for this purpose.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1025-6016
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
135-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Significance of diagnostic parameters in [13C]octanoic acid gastric emptying breath tests.
pubmed:affiliation
Nuklearmedizinische Klinik, Düsseldorf, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article