title: Detection of volatile solvents in gastric contents by gas phase infrared spectrophotometry.
abstract: A standard procedure for the identification of volatile solvents in the gas phase by infrared spectrophotometry has been modified and applied to the analysis of gastric contents. A 10 ml sample of the vapor from the gastric aspirate is removed with a hypodermic syringe, injected on a spectrophotometer from 2.5 to 15 nm. The sample is then identified by comparison with known reference spectra. Solvent concentrations cen be estimated by comparing the ratios of the major peaks.
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005740:Gases / Q000032:analysis*; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000032:analysis*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D012997:Solvents / Q000032:analysis*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D012997:Solvents