Effect of alcohol on gastric emptying in volunteers.
We have examined the effect of alcohol on the gastric emptying rate of a liquid meal in 10 volunteers. Each volunteer was allocated randomly to receive, on three occasions, no alcohol, 3 units or 6 units of alcohol. Gastric emptying was measured using applied potential tomography. The rate of gastric emptying as measured by the time to 50% emptying (T50) was delayed significantly (P < 0.01) after alcohol 6 units (median 45.0 min (range 19-90 min)) compared with control (23.0 min (13-36 min)) and there was little change after alcohol 3 units (25.5 min (10-65 min)) [corrected].
Mushambi
M C
MC
University Department of Anaesthesia, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
Bailey
S M
SM
Trotter
T N
TN
Chadd
G D
GD
Rowbotham
D J
DJ
D000328:Adult; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors
D000431:Ethanol