Gastric Volume in the Fasted Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Patients

Seoul National University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Aspiration, Respiratory; Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Device: Assessment of gastric volume

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04918277

L-2021-365

Details and patient eligibility

About

In children with cerebral palsy, the gastric volume is measured through ultrasound after fasting before surgery to evaluate whether the risk of aspiration is higher than that of the general population.

Enrollment: 38 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with cerebral palsy under the age of 18 undergoing surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• Levin tube or gastrostomy tube in situ
• Decline to participate