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Barostat

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Finding lots of uses of the term, but nothing explaining what it is. Hands down WP:DICDEF, no attempt to do anything with the article since 2009. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 23:46, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. Sam Sailor ^Talk! 07:13, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

• Keep. Regular topic, that can be expanded. A book search revealed multiple sources that explain what it is, a few have been added. Meets WP:GNG. Sam Sailor ^Talk! 07:56, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

References

• Jerzy Leszczynski (1 December 2011). Handbook of Computational Chemistry. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 224–. ISBN 978-94-007-0710-8. Barostat Many of the approaches used for controlling the pressure are similar to those that are used for controlling the temperature. One approach is to maintain constant pressure by coupling the system to a constant pressure ...
• Kenneth William Hinchcliff; Andris J. Kaneps; Raymond J. Geor (2008). Equine Exercise Physiology: The Science of Exercise in the Athletic Horse. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 427–. ISBN 0-7020-2857-6. The principle of the barostat is to maintain a constant pressure within a plastic bag of infinite compliance, positioned within the lumen of the segment to be studied. When the internal pressure of the organ increases for any reason (for example, ...
• Anton Emmanuel; Eamonn M. M. Quigley (10 April 2013). Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Diagnosis and Clinical Management. Wiley. pp. 237–. ISBN 978-1-118-44474-0. The barostat is as instrument initially developed in our laboratory for measuring variations in gastric tone [28, 29]. ... With the tensostat it is possible to exert constant wall tension at predetermined levels and, consequently, conscious perception ...
• Marvin Meier Schuster; Michael D. Crowell; Kenneth L. Koch (2002). Schuster Atlas of Gastrointestinal Motility in Health and Disease. PMPH-USA. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-1-55009-104-5. Nifedipine has been studied using both standard balloon distention and barostat testing and has not been found to reliably ... Esophageal barostat experiments were able to measure a difference in tone between the smooth and striated ...
• Hamid M. Said (4 July 2012). Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Two Volume Set. Academic Press. pp. 952–. ISBN 978-0-12-382027-3. ... The barostat maintains a fixed pressure level within the stomach by adapting the intraballoon volume.4 Measurement of ...
• Practical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Small and Large Intestine and Pancreas. John Wiley & Sons. 11 July 2011. pp. 179–. ISBN 978-1-4443-4786-9. Small and Large Intestine and Pancreas ... capacity can be estimated using the inflatable balloon mounted on a typical manometric assembly, these parameters can be most accurately and objectively measured using a barostat system [18].
• Donato F. Altomare; Filippo Pucciani (8 March 2008). Rectal Prolapse: Diagnosis and Clinical Management. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-88-470-0684-3. This finding is in agreement with results of classic rectopexy and reflects the importance of preserving the rectal ampulla. ... A subgroup of patients underwent extensive manometry and rectal barostat to evaluate remaining anorectal function.
• Scott M. Fishman (29 March 2012). Bonica's Management of Pain. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 888–. ISBN 978-1-4511-6140-3. This modality has been used extensively in studies of various functional bowel disorders, most notably irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspep- sia, and NCCP. More than 40 years ago, intraesophageal balloon distension in humans was reported ... The introduction of the electronic barostat, a computer-driven ...
• Michael Camilleri; Robin C. Spiller (2002). Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment. W.B. Saunders. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-0-7020-2655-3. Evidence of ... increasing increments of pressure (delivered by a computer controlled pump, the barostat) until the patient first reports ...

• Keep I am seeing a number of decent references. Sure this article could be expanded. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:04, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

• Keep This should be snow closed as it seems clear that the nomination is clueless and the topic is a perfectly respectable medical instrument. Andrew D. (talk) 16:00, 29 July 2016 (UTC)