In animals with Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy, oxytocin did not significantly reduce gastric retention; only bethanechol did.
In plain wordsIn animals after Roux-en-Y stomach surgery, oxytocin did not significantly reduce food left in the stomach. Only bethanechol did.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- No significant changeGastric retention after Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy
- Study
n: not reported in source
Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy- Outcome group
- Gastrointestinal function · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- 5 mg at 0 min and 240 min postprandially · intramuscularAs given in this study.
Source sentences
Only bethanechol administration resulted in significantly less gastric retention (65 +/- 6% vs 32 +/- 5% retention at 5 hr).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
(4) oxytocin 5 mg intramuscularly at 0 min and 240 min pp
The effect of various prokinetic drugs was assessed in animals with Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy.