Why the study?
Does acute gastric distention increase the tendency for ventricular fibrillation in dogs?
Population
11 beagles, anesthetized with morphine and alpha-chloralose
Comparison
Acute gastric distention to a pressure of 30 mm… vs Unperturbed controls
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
1.5 hours
Authors
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Gastric distention may heighten VF vulnerability during pacing in dogs; hypothesis-generating, leaves open human translation.
Does acute gastric distention increase the tendency for ventricular fibrillation in dogs?
Acute gastric distention in dogs increases vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation, which can be uncovered by accelerated programmed electrical stimulation.
Miller et al. (2000) studied this question.
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