Cisapride decreases gastric content aspiration in mechanically ventilated patients
| dc.contributor.author | Pneumatikos, J. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Koulouras, B. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Frangides, C. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Goe, D. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Nakos, G. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-24T19:30:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-11-24T19:30:29Z | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1466-609X | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/23107 | |
| dc.rights | Default Licence | - |
| dc.title | Cisapride decreases gastric content aspiration in mechanically ventilated patients | en |
| heal.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of the prokinetic agent cisapride in the prevention of aspiration of gastric contents. DESIGN: A prospective randomized two-period crossover study. SETTING: Fourteen-bed polyvalent intensive care unit in a University Hospital. PATIENTS: Eighteen intubated, mechanically ventilated patients who were seated in a semirecumbent position were studied. METHOD: Tc-99 m sulfur colloid (80 megabecquerels) was administered via nasogastric tube on 2 consecutive days. Patients randomly received cisapride (10 mg, via nasogastric tube) one day and a placebo the other. Bronchial secretions were obtained before and for 5 consecutive h after Tc-99 m administration. The radioactivity was measured in a standard amount (1ml) of bronchial fluid using a gamma counter and expressed as counts per min (cpm) after correction for decay. RESULTS: Sixteen out of 18 (88%) patients had increased radioactivity in bronchial secretions. The radioactivity increased over time both with and without cisapride, although it was lower in patients receiving cisapride than in those receiving a placebo. The cumulative bronchial secretion radioactivity obtained when patients received cisapride was significantly lower than when patients received a placebo: 7540 +/- 5330 and 21965 +/- 16080 cpm, respectively (P <0.05). CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that aspiration of gastric contents exists even in patients who are kept in a semirecumbent position. Moreover, cisapride decreases the amount of gastric contents aspiration in intubated and mechanically ventilated patients and may play a role in the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia. Cisapride, even with the patient in the semirecumbent position, did not completely prevent gastric content aspiration. | en |
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| heal.identifier.secondary | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11056722 | - |
| heal.journalName | Crit Care | en |
| heal.journalType | peer-reviewed | - |
| heal.language | en | - |
| heal.publicationDate | 1999 | - |
| heal.recordProvider | Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής | el |
| heal.type | journalArticle | - |
| heal.type.el | Άρθρο Περιοδικού | el |
| heal.type.en | Journal article | en |
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