An Evaluation of a Liberal Hydration Regimen Before Elective Caesarean Section Using Beside Gastric Ultrasound

Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aspiration; Gastric Contents, Anesthesia

Treatments: Other: liberal hydration

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05783427

GUS123

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare the residual gastric volumes in non-labouring parturients prior to elective Caesarean delivery when fully fasted as per European Society of Anaesthesia pre-operative fasting guidelines against the 'Sip Til Send' fasting guideline via a paired cohort study. The primary hypothesis is that 'Sip Til Send' would be non-inferior to standard fasting at minimising the residual gastric volume prior to surgery.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• planned caesarean delivery under regional anaesthesia
• adhered to national fasting guidance of 6 hrs for food and 2 hours for clear fluids

Exclusion criteria

• age less than 18
• inability to understand English