Gastric saline emptying test

The gastric saline emptying test is that the pH value of physiological saline is neutral, which occasionally has a dilution effect on gastric acid, and will not affect the enzyme activity, and the effect of sodium ion is also a diuretic which is excreted from the body. It will take away a lot of water, which will also accelerate the excretion in the body, the gastric emptying will be accelerated, and the gastric emptying time can be measured.

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