Gastric tonometry in healthy volunteers

Stephen O. Heard, Cathleen M. Helsmoortel, Joel C. Kent, A. Shahnarian, Mitchell P. Fink

Critical Care Medicine · 1991 · 188 citations · 0 references

Abstract

These data suggest that intraluminal production of CO2 from the titration of gastric HCO3- by secreted H+ can result in the underestimation of gastric pHi by tonometry. This phenomenon can be eliminated by H2-receptor blockade.