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COMPARISON OF STOMACH CONTENTS IN DIABETIC AND NORMAL PATIENTS USING ULTRASOUND

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES MELLITUS (ON TREATMENT) UNDERGOING ELECTIVE SURGERYHealth Condition 2: E119- Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
Registration Number
CTRI/2015/08/006129
Lead Sponsor
POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

•Study group - Patients with diagnosed type 1 or type 2 DM on either oral hypoglycaemics or insulin therapy

•Control group - Non-diabetic patients with fasting blood sugar (FBS) levels of less than 100 mg/dl or random blood sugar (RBS) levels of less than 140 mg/dl.

For both groups, the standard inclusion criteria will be :

•Age more than 18 years.

•ASA grade I-III.

•Patients posted for elective surgery before noon.

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients on medication for upper GIT symptoms.

•Patients having hypothyroidism or connective tissue disease affecting GIT motility.

•Patients with smoking history.

•Patients on anti-depressant medication.

•Previous oesophageal or abdominal surgery leading to impaired GIT function.

•Patients having impaired fasting glucose or RBS levels between 140-199 mg/dl (pre-diabetes).

•Morbidly obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 40.

•Pregnant females.

.patients with nasogstric tube in situ

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary aim of the study is to compare the fasting gastric contents and volume using ultrasound in diabetic and non-diabetic patients undergoing elective surgery under general or regional anaesthesiaTimepoint: Patients taken up for surgery before noon prior to provision of anaesthesia .
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The secondary aim is to validate the use of ultrasound as a non invasive bedside method to assess the gastric fluid volume.Timepoint: Patients taken up for surgery before noon prior to provision of anaesthesia.
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