Open AccessComparison of erythromycin versus metoclopramide for gastric feeding intolerance in patients with traumatic brain injury: A randomized double-blind study
Author(s) -
Jeetinder Kaur Makkar,
Basanta Gauli,
Kajal Jain,
Divya Jain,
Yatindra Kumar Batra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.174902
Subject(s) - metoclopramide , medicine , placebo , erythromycin , glasgow coma scale , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , traumatic brain injury , gastroenterology , vomiting , antibiotics , psychiatry , physics , alternative medicine , optics , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
No randomized controlled trial demonstrates the efficacy of erythromycin or metoclopramide in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of metoclopramide and erythromycin for improving gastric aspirate volume (GAV) in patients with TBI.