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Initiating gastric decompression. Intermittent suction provides alternating periods of gastric-tube suction force followed by a release of suction, which reduces the risk of mucosal erosion. In contrast, continuous suction is the application of suction force without interruption. Intermittent suction is used for most tubes due to the risk of mucosal damage. The exception is the gastric sump tube.
In gastric dilatation and volvulus, the stomach rolls, or twists, closing off the openings leading in from the esophagus and out to the intestines. This prevents the dog from vomiting or belching (one of the most common symptoms of GDV is nonproductive retching). Sometimes the word torsion is used to describe the twisting. Torsion prevents outflow from the stomach by closing off the pylorus, the opening from the stomach to the duodenum.