A nine month old infant was taken to a rural medical center due to hematemesis and melena. The bleeding persisted in spite of active management with gastric lavage, intravenous cimetidine, antiacid therapy and blood transfusion for four days' duration. The patient was referred to our center for further evaluation and management. On arrival he was pale and ill looking with active bleeding fr...

Determine the effectiveness of decontamination, and perform thorough dry or wet decontamination, depending on the circumstances. Always remain cognizant of the fact that, even after decontamination has been completed, contamination may not have been completely eliminated. Perform periodic monitoring to determine whether secondary exposure has occurred in health care workers; if it appears that ...

a nine month old infant was taken to a rural medical center due to hematemesis and melena. the bleeding persisted in spite of active management with gastric lavage, intravenous cimetidine, antiacid therapy and blood transfusion for four days' duration. the patient was referred to our center for further evaluation and management. on arrival he was pale and ill looking with active bleeding f...

Bezoars are concretion of undigested material found in the upper alimentary tract, particularly the stomach. Physiologic disturbances such as gastrointestinal dysmotility or anatomical derangements have been described as contributory in most cases of pharmacobezoars. Gastric phamacobezoars can be treated with endoscopic fragmentation or surgery. Gastric lavage with carbonated beverage has been ...

Sir, There may well be a place for emetics in the treatment of children who have ingested poison, as advocated by David Reid (1970). However, on the evidence at present available, it is quite unjustifiable to conclude that emesis is superior to gastric lavage in terms of safety or effectiveness. The risks of properly performed lavage are frequently exaggerated. Bleeding does occur in approximat...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGDS) is the main way to diagnose bleeding from upper gastrointestinal tract. Diagnostic accuracy of study depends on preparation. Aim was evaluate preparation parts digestive tract in case esophagogastroduodenal bleeding. Material and methods. The retrospective analysis 2570 histories carried out. Gastric lavage through nasogastric tube out group (1299 patients). Pr...

PURPOSE This aims of this study are to establish an ultra-rapid quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) protocol that enables the diagnosis of i.p. cancer spread during operation, to reveal the mechanisms of peritoneal metastasis from non-serosa-invasive gastric carcinoma, and to evaluate the effect of the extensive intraoperative peritoneal lavage (EIPL) using the ultra-rapid quantitat...