Contraction of canine stomach and small bowel by intravenous administration of serotonin. A physiologic response?

Serotonin is found in large quantities in the gastrointestinal tract, where it can increase gastrointestinal motility. Whether this response represents a physiologic event has not previously been shown. In our investigation eight conscious dogs were fitted with strain gauges to monitor motility responses to serotonin.

Intraluminal release of serotonin during the interdigestive migrating complex in the canine small intestine.

Intraluminal release of serotonin (5-HT) was evaluated in relation to the interdigestive migrating complex (IMC) in the canine small intestine. Thirty-Vella loops (TVL) were constructed in the proximal jejunum of eight dogs. After recovery, the loops were continuously perfused with normal saline at 37 degrees C and changes in intraluminal pressure recorded.

Prolonged enteral nutrition in malnourished patients with nonelemental feeding. Reappraisal of surgical technique, safety, and costs.

In a 2 year period, 60 consecutive feeding enterostomies were placed in malnourished patients. The major complication rate was 1.6 percent.

Re-operation for intra-abdominal sepsis. Indications and results in modern critical care setting.

In a 2-year period (1981-1983), 87 abdominal re-explorations (1.6% of total laparotomies) were performed on 77 patients for sepsis in five Downstate hospitals. Fifty-one patients were re-explored solely on clinical grounds, 21 on clinical plus radiographic criteria, four solely on radiographic grounds, and 11 for multiple organ failure.