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Use of ultrasound in children to look for volume of fluid remaining in the stomach after orally allowing either clear water or glucose water before surgery

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Medical and Surgical,
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/09/057732
Lead Sponsor
NOT SPONSORED
Brief Summary

Gastric ultrasound is a non invasive and reliable bed side tool that can be used to assess the residual gastric volumes in patients undergoing surgery to check the fasting status. Adhering to the fasting guidelines clear fluids can be allowed 2 hours before surgery to avoid prolonged fasting times in patients. In this study we plan to do ultrasound guided assessment of residual gastric volumes after 2 hours of giving clear water or 5 % dextrose water to the pediatric patients in the preoperatively. Children aged between 5-12 years of age will be recruited. Randomization into two groups will be done. The cross sectional area of antrum can be calculated using ultrasound by using the maximum anteroposterior and maximum craniocaudal diameter.The gastric volume will be calculated then using this antral cross sectional area.The ultrasound will be performed at 2 time points at zero hours before giving fluids to confirm the fasting status and before surgery after 2 hours of giving fluids. Induction of anesthesia will be done as per the institutional protocols. After the surgery child will be observed in the postoperative area to look for any post operative nausea vomiting or feeling of any thirst and discharged to ward after the criteria of discharge from postanaesthesia care unit is met.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Children aged 5 to 12 years undergoing elective surgery with ASA physical status grade 1 or 2 and children posted for surgery after 11 am.

Exclusion Criteria

Children with any gastrointestinal disease, hiatus hernia Children being treated with medications affecting gastrointestinal motility like antidiarrheal medications, day care surgery patients.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ultrasound guided cross sectional area of the antrum & the gastric volumes in both the groups at zero hours and two hours in patients receiving five percent dextrose water versus plain waterAT ZERO HOUR BEFORE GIVING FLUID AND AT TWO HOURS OF GIVING FLUIDS
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Effects of allowing clear fluids on rate of post operative nausea vomiting & thirstTill 2 hours in postoperatively

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chacha Nehru Balchikitsalaya, Geeta Colony Delhi

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East, DELHI, India

Chacha Nehru Balchikitsalaya, Geeta Colony Delhi
🇮🇳East, DELHI, India
DrAikta Gupta
Principal investigator
9643308230
aiktab@rediffmail.com

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