• Yi-jun Tian, Sen Hu, Ying Du, Jin-wei Che, Shi-jia Geng, Jing Wu, and Zhi-yong Sheng.
• Laboratory of Shock and Organ Dysfunction, Burns Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100037, China.
• Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue. 2008 Mar 1;20(3):172-5.

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of carbachol (CAR) on gastric emptying and gastric mucosa partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PgCO2) in the resuscitation of burn shock with oral administration of glucose-electrolyte solution (GES) in dogs.MethodsTwenty-four adult male Beagle dogs were randomly divided into 4 groups: 35% total body surface area (TBSA) III degree burn resuscitated with oral GES (35% TBSA GES, n=6), 35% TBSA III degree burn with oral GES containing 20 microg/kg of CAR (35% TBSA GES/CAR, n=6), 50% TBSA III degree burn with oral GES (50% TBSA GES, n=6) and 50% TBSA III degree burn with oral GES containing 20 microg/kg of CAR (50% TBSA GES/CAR, n=6). Dogs were subjected to 35% TBSA or 50% TBSA full-thickness flame injury respectively. Thirty minutes after burn, dogs were given GES or GES containing CAR according to Parkland formula (1/2 of 4 mlxkg(-1)x1% TBSA(-1) within 8 hours post burn, and the remaining 1/2 within next 16 hours post burn) by gavage. The gastric emptying rate, PgCO2 and intolerance symptoms were determined at 2, 4, 8 and 24 hours post burn.ResultsThe gastric emptying rate was significantly decreased in all groups after the burn (P<0.05), and it was 51.5% at 2 hours after burn in 35% TBSA GES group and 39.2% at 4 hours after burn in 50% TBSA GES group. It was gradually ameliorated, but still much lower than pre-injury levels (both P<0.05). The gastric emptying rate in GES/CAR group were significantly higher at all time points after injury than those in 35% GES group (P<0.05), and it was higher than that in 50% GES group at 8 hours and 24 hours (both P<0.05). The gastric emptying rate restored to pre-injury levels (P>0.05) in 35% GES/CAR group, and it was still lower than pre-injury level in 50% GES/CAR group (P<0.05). The PgCO2 were significantly elevated in all groups post burn (all P<0.05), and could not return to pre-injury levels. The PgCO2 in GES/CAR group were significantly higher at all time points after injury than those in 35% GES group (P<0.05), and it was higher than that in 50% GES group at 4 hours and 24 hours (P<0.05). The degree of gastric intolerance symptoms could be ranked as follows: 50%TBSA GES group (83.3%, 5/6)>50% TBSA GES/CAR group (50.0%, 3/6)>35%TBSA GES group (16.7%, 1/6)>35%TBSA GES/CAR group (0, 0/6).ConclusionThe results indicate that CAR has a significant effect in improving gastric emptying and gastric ischemia during oral resuscitation of burn shock with a glucose electrolyte solution.

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