Empty Stomach Assessment in Fasting Pregnant Women Using Ultrasound
Phase 1
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/04/032643
- Lead Sponsor
- Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1) All pregnant women of 18-35 years of age, > 36 weeks of gestation, admitted for elective obstetric indication, with one clear overnight inpatient stay preoperatively.
2) ASA physical status II.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patient refusal for the procedure.
2) Deviation from proposed fasting times or oral intake advice.
3) Body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 kg/m².
4) Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
5) Moderate to severe pre-eclampsia.
6) Hiatus hernia, intestinal disease, previous upper abdominal surgeries.
7) Patients taking H2 receptor blockers, proton pump inhibitors and prokinetic drugs or any other medication known to delay gastric emptying.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The residual gastric volume after overnight fasting in pregnant women.Timepoint: At 6AM in the morning after overnight fasting.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Antral grading and assessment for presence of solid food contents in the gastric antrum after overnight fasting.Timepoint: At 6AM in the morning after overnight fasting.