GASTRIC AND LOWER OESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER (LOS) PRESSURES IN EARLY PREGNANCY
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- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 53 (4) , 381-384
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/53.4.381
Abstract
Gastric (GP) and lower oesophageal sphincter pressures (LOSP) were measured in non-pregnant female volunteers (group I) and pregnant women with (group III) or without (group II) heartburn. Patients in early pregnancy had greater gastric pressures than group I. Mean barrier pressure (LOSP—GP) was significantly decreased in pregnant patients complaining of heartburn (group III) compared with groups I and II.Keywords
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