Accelerated gastric emptying is associated with improved aspiration efficiency in obesity
BackgroundThe overall effectiveness of aspiration therapy (AT) for obesity relies on optimal aspiration timing after a meal, which can vary depending on a patient’s rate of gastric emptying (GE). Our aim was to identify if baseline GE rates were associated with differences in aspiration efficiency (...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-06-01
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Series: | BMJ Open Gastroenterology |