Assessment of gastric contents in elective paediatric surgery.
- Conditions
- A
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29582
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Radboudumc
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Age between 0 and 16 years
- Elective surgery
- Followed the fasting guidelines with the 6-4-0 regime
- Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Refusal of parents or legal guardian to participate in the study
- History of upper gastrointestinal disease or surgical procedures of the esophagus or the upper abdomen
- Emergency surgery
- Pre-existing structural abnormality of the upper gastro-intestinal tract
- Decision of the care providers that the ultrasound examination is not in the best interest of the patient at that time
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total gastric fluid volume (quantitatively and qualitatively) in children scheduled for elective surgery after the liberal 6-4-0 regime.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Prevalence of solid contents and/or a calculated gastric fluid volume >1.5 mL/kg<br>- Actual duration of fluid fasting in daily clinical practice with the 6-4-0 regime