Assessment of the Practical Role of a Radionuclide Low-Fat-Meal Solid Gastric Emptying Study

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Vani Vijayakumar¹  Yvette M. Jimenez¹  Theresa L. Boysen¹  Elma G. Briscoe¹ 

[1] Nuclear Medicine Section, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Nuclear Medicine Section, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Nuclear Medicine Section, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

关键词: diabetic gastroparesis;    low-fat meal;    radionuclide;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Society of Nuclear Medicine

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to assess the practical role of a low-fat-meal gastric emptying protocol and its effect on a patient's compliance and comfort, number of patient referrals, daily nuclear medicine scheduling, patient throughput, and cost-effectiveness. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients who underwent low-fat-meal gastric emptying studies between February 2003 and February 2004. The study was approved by the University of Texas Medical Branch institutional review board. Results: A total of 117 studies were identified. There were 36 males and 81 females. A total of 36 patients had prolonged gastric emptying (30.8%), and 5 patients had rapid emptying (4.3%). The test meal was well tolerated by 112 of 117 patients (95.8%); 5 patients were unable to complete the meal (4.3%). Conclusion: We found that patient tolerance, compliance, and comfort with the low-fat-meal gastric emptying protocol were excellent, increasing the number of patient referrals. In addition, the low-fat-meal protocol can accommodate more patients and hence can be beneficial for busy nuclear medicine sections with a necessity for high patient volumes; the protocol also is cost-effective.

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