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Estimation of Preoperative Gastric Volume Using Ultrasound

Completed
Conditions
Fasting
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: GUS
Registration Number
NCT03155776
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

Aspiration of gastric contents can be a serious anesthetic related complication. Gastric antral sonography prior to anesthesia may have a role in identifying pediatric patients at risk of aspiration. The investigator examined the relationship between sonographic antral area and endoscopically suctioned gastric volumes infants.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Infants undergoing general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation were included in this study
Exclusion Criteria
  • a recent (≤1 month) history of oesophageal or gastric surgery, gastrostomy or ileostomy, diaphragmatic hernia, emergent surgery, or a prolonged duration (>5 min) between completion of US assessment and suctioning of gastric contents

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
GUS_infantsGUSInfants patient undergoing general anesthesia for abdominal surgery
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
gastric antral cross sectional areaimmediate after anesthetic induction within 1 minutes.

ultrasound assessment of gastric antral cross sectional area

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jin-Tae Kim

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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