title: Effect of alcohol on gastric emptying in volunteers.
abstract: 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].
authors.affiliation: University Department of Anaesthesia, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mushambi
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Trotter
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Chadd
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rowbotham
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol