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Disposable balloon-based oesophageal motility catheters: comparison with solid-state transducers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15916633     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Current oesophageal manometry systems use either water-perfused or solid-state pressure transducers. Recently developed single-use disposable catheters use small balloons prefilled with air that transmit the pressure of oesophageal contractions to external transducers. AIM: To compare data obtained from single-use disposable balloon catheters to data from solid-state systems. METHODS: Healthy volunteers, patients with ineffective oesophageal motility and nutcracker oesophagus were studied to include a broad range of pressures. A single-use disposable Clinical Innovations (CI) catheter was placed adjacent to a solid-state Konigsberg Instruments (KI) catheter with pressure transducers at 5, 10, 15 and 20 cm above the lower oesophageal sphincter (LOS). Subjects received liquid and viscous swallows at 30-s intervals. Healthy volunteers received additional sets of swallows while having only one catheter in the oesophagus. RESULTS: When both catheters were present in the oesophagus, no differences were noted between mean pressure measurements in the distal oesophagus and there was good correlation between pressures recorded in response to individual swallows. When present alone in the oesophagus the CI catheter recorded lower mean pressures compared with the KI catheter. Overall there was good agreement in classifying swallows as normal, ineffective and simultaneous. CONCLUSION: Single-use oesophageal manometry catheters are promising alternatives to solid-state manometry systems in measuring intra-oesophageal pressures.
Authors:
R Tutuian; A Agrawal; I Mainie; J Freeman; D O Castell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Conference; Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1350-1925     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurogastroenterol. Motil.     Publication Date:  2005 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-05-26     Completed Date:  2005-06-27     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9432572     Medline TA:  Neurogastroenterol Motil     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  453-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. tutuianr@musc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Balloon Dilatation / instrumentation*
Deglutition / physiology
Disposable Equipment
Esophageal Motility Disorders / diagnosis*
Esophagus / physiology*
Humans
Manometry
Muscle Contraction / physiology
Pressure
Transducers

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