Evaluation of Antral Ultrasonography for Full Stomach Diagnosis Before Pediatric Surgical Emergencies

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Gastric Content; Full Stomach Status

• Registration Number: NCT02936882
• Lead Sponsor: Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades

Brief Summary

This study evaluates antral ultrasonography for the diagnosis of full stomach before surgical emergencies in pediatric population. Preoperative ultrasonographic antral evaluation is compared to peroperative gastric aspirate with nasogastric tube.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-03
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Study First Submitted: 2016-10-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-10-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-14
• Study First Posted: 2016-10-18
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-18
• Primary Completion: 2016-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Surgical emergency procedure
• ASA I-II

Exclusion Criteria

• Ultrasound antrum assessment not possible
• No nasogastric tube during surgery
• Vital emergency
• Patient from Critical Care Ward
• Time between ultrasound assessment and gastric content collecting up to 20min
• Child and/or Parents doesn't/don't want to participate in the study
• Personal medical history of gastric or oesophagus desease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Volume of gastric content aspirated throw nasogastric tube	20 min

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Grades as described by Perlas et al. for ultrasonographic qualitative evaluation of gastric content	20 min
relationship between peroperative gastric content and ultrasonographic antrum assessment	20 min
Time to perform antral ultrasonography	20 min
Quality of image obtained during antral ultrasonography	20 min
Child behaviour during antral ultrasonography	20 min
Number of participants with exploitable antral ultrasonography	20 min
Reasons for antral ultrasonography failure	20 min

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Necker Enfants-Malades University Hospital - APHP; 🇫🇷 Paris, France