Problems of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Anesthesia, the Perioperative Period, and Intensive Care: International Symposium in Würzburg, Germany, 1-3 October 1998

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Properties and Functional Aspects of the Enteric Nervous System....Pages 3-11
Pharmacotherapy of Gastrointestinal Motor Disorders....Pages 12-22
Effect of lnterleukin-1ß on Cholinergic Contractions in the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Rat....Pages 23-27
Impairment of Intestinal Motility in the Critically III Patient. Clinical Implications and Contribution of Drugs and Mediators....Pages 28-38
Potential of Motilides in the Treatment of Hypomotility Syndromes....Pages 39-51
The Pathogenesis of Postoperative Ileus in the Rat: Roles of Nitric Oxide, Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide and к-Opioid Receptors....Pages 52-69
What Dose of Neostigmine Is Effective for the Treatment of Postoperative Colonic Ileus? Lessons from Colonic Motility Studies....Pages 70-73
Small Bowel Transit Time in Intensive Care Unit Patients: Effect of Cisapride and Erythromycin....Pages 74-78
Guided Placement of Nasojejunal Feeding Tubes Using Erythromycin and Fluoroscopy in Intensive Care Unit Patients....Pages 79-82
High-dose Catecholamines Diminish the Effect of Erythromycin on Antral Motility and Gastric Emptying in Intensive Care Unit Patients....Pages 83-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Gastrointestinal Secretion, Absorption, and Barrier Function....Pages 91-107
The Human Intestinal Microflora: Physiology and Pathophysiology....Pages 108-117
Clinical Strategies for Prevention of Bacterial Translocation....Pages 118-126
Reduction of Perioperative Endotoxin Leakage from the Gastrointestinal Tract by Enteral Application of Immunoglobulin-enriched Colostral Milk Preparation....Pages 127-130
Bacterial Translocation and Endotoxemia During Aseptic Surgery....Pages 131-134
Antiendotoxin Antibody Production of Mononuclear Cells in Multiply Injured Patients....Pages 135-138
Multivariate Analysis of Parameters Predicting Lethal Outcome in a Porcine Model of Abdominal Sepsis....Pages 139-142
Gastric Mucosal Tonometry....Pages 143-157
Continuous Mucosal PC0 2 Monitoring of the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 158-172
The Potential of Tissue Lightguide Spectrophotometry for Monitoring Gastric Mucosal Oxygenation During Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 173-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
The Colon as a Metabolically Active Organ: Implications for the Composition of Enteral Formula Diets....Pages 181-190
Early Enteral Nutrition Influences Immunological Response of Lymphocyte Subsets After Polytrauma....Pages 191-194
Glutamine-supplemented Parenteral Nutrition....Pages 195-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Perioperative Motility of the Foregut....Pages 215-222
Electrogastrography During the Early Postoperative Period....Pages 223-226
Therapeutic Interventions for Improvement of Impaired Intestinal Blood Flow....Pages 227-244
Influence of Dopexamine on Splanchnic Perfusion During Cardiac Surgery....Pages 245-250
Postoperative Intestinal Ischemia in Cardiac Surgical Patients....Pages 251-256
Gastrointestinal Complications After Cardiopulmonary Bypass....Pages 257-260
The “Laparoscopic Window”: A New Laparoscopic Bedside Technique for Second Look Intervention....Pages 261-263
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting....Pages 267-288
Prediction of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Using Clinical Risk Factors....Pages 289-301
Logistical Regression Analysis of Factors Causing Postoperative Nausea or Vomiting During Different Postoperative Time Periods....Pages 302-306
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopy in Gynecology....Pages 307-312
Prophylaxis and Therapy of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting....Pages 313-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Gastric Acid Backdiffusion and Neural Alarm System....Pages 329-340
Intensive Care Pharmacotherapy: Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis and Mucosecretolysis....Pages 341-352
Pneumonia Prophylaxis Under Ulcer Therapy....Pages 353-361
Back Matter....Pages 363-370