Effects of remifentanil on esophageal and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) bolus transit in healthy volunteers using novel pressure-flow analysis.
Charles CockS H DoeltgenT OmariJ SavilampiPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2017)
Remifentanil-induced effects were different for proximal and distal esophagus, with a reduced time for trans-sphincteric bolus flow at the EGJ, suggestive of central and peripheral μ-opioid agonism. There were no functional consequences in healthy subjects.