Gastric Emptying Time in Traumatic Injuries

Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Trauma Patients; Sonography; Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS); Pulmonary Aspiration During Anesthetic Induction; Gastric Ultrasound; Regurgitation; Anesthesia

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Gastric ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06643325

POCUS 2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators plan to do serial sonographic examinations of the gastric antrum (quantity, quality) to estimate the gastric emptying time and dependant factors after traumatic injurys.

Full description

The investigators plan to do serial sonographic examinations of the gastric antrum (quantity, quality) in patients suffering from a relevant traumatic injury. Patients which are admitted to the emergency department with a corresponding history are considered for inclusion. Patient with life-threatening injuries are excluded. After inclusion, the investigators plan to carry out gastric ultrasound (POCUS) all 2 hours until the operative treatment (maximal 5 examinations). To identify factors which may be correlated with delayed gastric emptying several demographic and patient related factors are collected.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• relevant traumatic injury

Exclusion criteria

• life-threatening traumatic injury (immediate treatment is necessary)
• Underage
• Known pregnancy