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  • Digestive System Research

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  • Accurate measurement of intestinal fluid dynamics is crucial for understanding digestive processes.
  • Previous methods for assessing intestinal flow have limitations in precision and applicability.

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  • To evaluate the reliability of aspirated intestinal content volume as a measure of actual flow.
  • To determine the accuracy of calculating integrated intestinal flow using a reference substance infusion method.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments were conducted on rabbits and dogs.
  • Infusion of isotonic glucose solution and saline with Na251CrO4 into the duodenum.
  • Aspiration of intestinal contents through multiple tubes placed distally to the infusion site.

Main Results:

  • Aspiration volume showed high variability and incomplete sample collection.
  • A weak correlation was observed between aspirated volume and actual passing volume.
  • Integrated intestinal flow calculations using 51Cr exhibited significant variations.
  • The method overestimated intestinal flow by approximately 30% on average.

Conclusions:

  • Aspiration of intestinal content is not an adequate measure of volume passing the site.
  • The reference substance infusion method is inaccurate for estimating integrated intestinal flow in intact intestines.
  • Incomplete mixing and uneven distribution of the reference substance are primary sources of error.