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

Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gastric Content; Full Stomach Status

Treatments: Procedure: Preoperative gastric ultrasonography

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02936882

DAR_NCK_OMN0001

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Preoperative gastric ultrasonography

Other group

Treatment:

Procedure: Preoperative gastric ultrasonography