TEMPERATURE OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
- 1 October 1933
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1908)
- Vol. 52 (4) , 603-615
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1933.00160040109006
Abstract
A wide difference of opinion exists among surgeons and internists concerning the value and action of the ice bag and the different forms of heat, applied locally, in the treatment of acute appendicitis, ulcer of the stomach or duodenum and other pathologic processes within the abdomen. In many patients, gastro-enteric upsets occur after the ingestion of ice cream, ices and iced drinks. This research, therefore, was undertaken in order to ascertain the influence exerted on gastrointestinal temperatures by (a) the ingestion of hot and cold foods and drinks, and by (b) the local application of cold and of various forms of heat. Eichler and Schemel1measured gastric temperature by means of the "fever registration apparatus" of Siemens and Halske. Their results showed that the normal gastric temperature lies between 98.6 and 99.2 F. This temperature was increased slightly by the application of the steam jet or by local irradiationThis publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: