Key result
Chronic left vagal electrostimulation had no significant effect on afferent conduction velocity (6.26 vs 8.72 m/sec, NS) or efferent gastric acid output compared to baseline.
Why the study?
Does chronic left vagal electrostimulation affect gastrointestinal vagal function in patients?
Population
8 patients
Comparison
Chronic left vagal electrostimulation vs Baseline (prior to vagal electrostimulation)
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Chronic left vagal stimulation showed no GI vagal adverse effects in this case; leaves open generalizability to larger cohorts.
Observational (n=8)
Does chronic left vagal electrostimulation affect gastrointestinal vagal function in patients?
p-value: p=NS
Chronic left vagal electrostimulation does not appear to have significant adverse effects on afferent or efferent gastrointestinal vagal function.
Tougas et al. (1992) reported an observational. Chronic left vagal electrostimulation vs. Prior to vagal electrostimulation (baseline) was evaluated on Afferent and efferent gastrointestinal vagal function (p=NS). Chronic left vagal electrostimulation had no significant effect on afferent conduction velocity (6.26 vs 8.72 m/sec, NS) or efferent gastric acid output compared to baseline.
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