The Organisation of Vomiting as a Protective Reflex

Abstract

This symposium has shown that although there is a wealth of information available concerning the nature of vomiting, no consensus yet exists concerning the detailed mechanisms of the initiation and control of most clinically relevant forms of vomiting. There remain fundamental gaps in our knowledge and the symposium has played a valuable role in identifying and highlighting them. Further, it became evident during the course of the discussion periods that there were several themes or concepts in particular upon which it would be worth focussing further study and which could lead to valuable new insights.