Articles: gastric-lavage.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Gastric emptying in acute overdose: a prospective randomised controlled trial.
To test the hypothesis that administration of activated charcoal is as efficacious and safe as the combination regimen of gastric emptying plus charcoal in adults after acute oral overdose. ⋯ Gastric emptying can be omitted from the treatment protocol for adults after acute oral overdose.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Gastric emptying procedures in the self-poisoned patient: are we forcing gastric content beyond the pylorus?
A prospective, randomized, single-blind study was carried out to determine whether gastric content is forced into the small bowel when gastric-emptying procedures are employed in self-poisoned patients. They were asked to swallow barium-impregnated polythene pellets, immediately prior to either gastric lavage or ipecacuanha-induced emesis. A second group of patients, who did not require treatment, were used as controls. ⋯ The data show a significant difference in the number of residual pellets in the small bowel of the treated group (n = 40), when compared with the control group (P less than 0.0001). There was no statistical difference in the number of pellets in the small bowel when the treated groups were compared with each other. In addition, the inefficiency of gastric-emptying procedures is highlighted; 58.5% of the total number of pellets ingested were retained in the gastrointestinal tract of the ipecacuanha-treated group, while 51.8% of total pellets ingested were retained in the gastric lavage-treated group.
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The Journal of pediatrics · May 1969
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of ipecac-induced emesis with gastric lavage in the treatment of acute salicylate ingestion.