Gastric Electrical Stimulation in Intractable Nausea and Vomiting: Assessment of Predictive Factors of Favorable Outcomes

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Surgeons Vol. 209; no. 2; pp. 215 - 221
• Main Authors: Gourcerol, Guillaume, MD, PhD, Chaput, Ulriikka, MD, LeBlanc, Isabelle, MD, PhD, Gallas, Syrine, MD, Michot, Francis, MD, PhD, Leroi, Anne Marie, MD, PhD, Ducrotte, Philippe, MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.08.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Electric Stimulation Therapy - instrumentation; Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods; Female; Gastric Emptying - physiology; General aspects; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Nausea - therapy; Prostheses and Implants; Quality of Life; Surgery; Treatment Outcome; Vomiting - therapy; Weight Gain; GES; gastric electrical stimulation; body mass index; GIQLI; T1/2; gastric emptying half-time; Quality of LIfe; Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index; gastric emptying; GE; BMI; QOL; Medicine; Stomach; Prognosis; Treatment; Digestive system; Vomiting; Surgery; Electrical stimulus; Digestive diseases; Evolution; Nausea; Predictive factor

Background Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) represents a new therapy in patients with intractable vomiting and nausea. We aimed to determine preoperative factors associated with positive response during GES. Thirty-three consecutive patients received implants for medically refractory nausea or v...