In elective cholecystectomy patients, glucagon did not significantly improve cholangiograms compared with normal saline.
In plain wordsIn elective gallbladder surgery patients, glucagon did not significantly improve bile duct images compared with normal saline.
- Peptide
- Glucagon
- Outcome
- No significant changeCholangiogram quality
- Study
n = 30
- Comparator
- Normal saline
- Outcome group
- Diagnostic Imaging · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intravenousAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
There was no significant statistical improvement in cholangiograms obtained after glucagon injection (alpha = .05).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Thirty patients scheduled for elective cholecystectomy were entered into a prospective, randomized, double-blind study to test the effects of glucagon on intraoperative cholangiography.
All patients randomly received either glucagon or normal saline (control group) and had two cholangiograms taken at one and five minutes after injection during the course of the cholecystectomy.