Regional gastric mucosal blood flow in hypovolemic shock

The effect of hypovolemia on the mucosal blood flow of the gastric corpus and antrum were tested with the microsphere method 30 and 60 min after induction of hemorrhagic shock in the rat. The results demonstrate a marked reduction after 30 and 60 min without any significant differences between the corpus and the antrum. This reduction is largely dependent on cardiac and circulatory function. It is concluded that the differences in energy metabolism, which have been implicated as explanation for the different susceptibility to develop stress lesions by Menguy and Masters, cannot be attributed tod different degrees of ischemia.