TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Residual gastric content after gastric lavage and ipecacuanha-induced emesis in self-poisoned patients: an endoscopic study
JO  - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
A1  - Saetta, J. P.
A1  - Quinton, D. N.
SP  - 35
EP  - 38
VL  - 84
IS  - 1
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0141-0768
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -