Cymet Tyler Childs
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21215, USA.
J Natl Med Assoc. 2002 Jun;94(6):480-3.
Hiccups are a physiologic phenomenon noted in animals and humans. There is little understanding of what makes hiccups occur and whether or not they have any productive purpose. A retrospective analysis of all patients seen in a community hospital over a 5 year period was conducted to see who is affected by hiccups, evaluate laboratory findings in people with hiccups, and to see what the currently accepted treatment is for hiccups. The vast majority of patients were male, older than 50 years of age, and with co-morbid conditions. Laboratory values appeared to be of little value in determining whether treatment interventions would be effective. Gastroenterology was the service most consulted and EGD the most common procedural intervention conducted, but with little success. No treatments showed a statistically significant effect.
打嗝是动物和人类中常见的一种生理现象。对于打嗝产生的原因以及它们是否有任何有益的目的，人们了解甚少。对一家社区医院5年内接诊的所有患者进行了回顾性分析，以了解哪些人会受到打嗝的影响，评估打嗝患者的实验室检查结果，并了解目前针对打嗝所接受的治疗方法。绝大多数患者为男性，年龄超过50岁，且伴有合并症。实验室检查结果在确定治疗干预是否有效方面似乎价值不大。胃肠病科是咨询最多的科室，内镜检查是最常见的程序性干预措施，但成功率很低。没有一种治疗方法显示出统计学上的显著效果。
