Citation

Saetta JP, Quinton DN. J. R. Soc. Med. 1991; 84(1): 35-38.

Affiliation

Accident & Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Royal Society of Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1671603

PMCID

PMC1293051

Abstract

Flexible endoscopy was used to assess the intragastric residue after either ipecacuanha-induced emesis or gastric lavage in 30 self-poisoned patients. Of the 13 patients treated by induced-emesis, five (38.5%) had residual solid in the stomach; 17 patients were treated by gastric washout, and 15 (88.2%) of these had residual intragastric solid. The study provides direct evidence that the gastric decontaminating procedures employed, and especially gastric lavage, do not remove stomach contents completely.

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