Articles: gastric-lavage.
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Paediatr Int Child Health · May 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialGastric lavage for prevention of feeding problems in neonates with meconium-stained amniotic fluid: a randomised controlled trial.
The role of gastric lavage in preventing retching, vomiting and secondary meconium aspiration syndrome in neonates with meconium-stained amniotic fluid is uncertain, and no there are no definitive guidelines. ⋯ Gastric lavage in newborns with meconium-stained amniotic fluid does not prevent or reduce the occurrence of feeding problems or secondary meconium aspiration syndrome.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Erythromycin infusion or gastric lavage for upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.
The quality of endoscopy depends on the quality of upper gastrointestinal tract preparation. We determine whether in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding the frequency of satisfactory stomach visualization was different after intravenous erythromycin, a nasogastric tube with gastric lavage, or both. ⋯ In acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, administration of intravenous erythromycin provides satisfactory endoscopic conditions, without the need for a nasogastric tube and gastric lavage.
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Jun 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialErythromycin infusion prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial.
Presence of clots in the stomach makes emergency endoscopy difficult in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We investigated whether the association of erythromycin infusion to gastric lavage could improve stomach cleansing before endoscopy. ⋯ Intravenous erythromycin before endoscopy improves stomach cleansing and quality of endoscopic examination in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, but the clinical benefit is limited.
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J. Clin. Gastroenterol. · Nov 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialA randomized controlled trial of gastric lavage prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
We hypothesized that large volume gastric lavage prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding would improve the quality of endoscopic examination. ⋯ Large volume gastric lavage prior to esophagogastroduodenoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is safe and provides better visualization of the gastric fundus.
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Br J Clin Pharmacol · Mar 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialActivated charcoal alone or after gastric lavage: a simulated large paracetamol intoxication.
Activated charcoal is now being recommended for patients who have ingested potentially toxic amounts of a poison, where the ingested substance adsorbs to charcoal. Combination therapy with gastric lavage and activated charcoal is widely used, although clinical studies to date have not provided evidence of additional efficacy compared with the use of activated charcoal alone. There are also doubts regarding the efficacy of activated charcoal, when administered more than 1 h after the overdose. The aim of this study was to examine if there was a difference in the effect of the two interventions 1 h post ingestion, and to determine if activated charcoal was effective in reducing the systemic absorption of a drug, when administered 2 h post ingestion. ⋯ These results suggest that combination treatment may be no better than activated charcoal alone in patients presenting early after large overdoses. The effect of activated charcoal given 2 h post ingestion is substantially less than at 1 h, emphasizing the importance of early intervention.