Retrospective analysis of hiccups in patients at a Community Hospital from 1995-2000

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 affe...

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Published in:Journal of the National Medical Association 2002-06, Vol.94 (6), p.480-483
Main Author: CYMET, Tyler Childs
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Neoplasms - complications
Calcium - physiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Dopamine Antagonists - therapeutic use
Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal
Female
Hiccup - drug therapy
Hiccup - etiology
Hiccup - physiopathology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nervous system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous
Neurology
Retrospective Studies
Water-Electrolyte Balance - physiology
Wounds and Injuries - complications
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0027-9684
1943-4693