title: Vomiting and gastric electrical dysrhythmia in dogs.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The correlation between gastric myoelectrical activity (GMA) and gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and vomiting is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to assess the association of GMA with vomiting induced by retrograde gastric electrical stimulation or duodenal balloon distention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten dogs were involved in this study. Vomiting was induced by retrograde gastric electrical stimulation in 6 dogs and by duodenal balloon distention in 4 dogs. Computerized spectral analysis and visual analysis were applied to detect the GMA change during various periods before and after vomiting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gastric dysrhythmia preceded vomiting but was of brief duration. The major pattern of dysrhythmia immediately before vomiting was tachyarrhythmia and gastric slow wave was completely uncoupled before vomiting. Gastric dysrhythmia and slow wave uncoupling were also noticed immediately after vomiting but the dogs recovered quickly. The major pattern of dysrhythmia after vomiting was arrhythmia. GMA was normal during the periods other than 5 min before and during vomiting and 5 min after vomiting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gastric dysrhythmia seems to be the cause of vomiting induced by retrograde gastric electrical stimulation or duodenal balloon distention. It is brief and characterized with tachyarrhythmia and uncoupling.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: J D Z
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D004386:Duodenum; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D015905:Gastric Balloon; D016065:Myoelectric Complex, Migrating; D013270:Stomach / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000503:physiopathology*