POCUS Analysis of the Gastric Emptying Time of Orange Juice With and Without Pulp

Thomas Jefferson University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Preoperative Period; Anesthesia

Treatments: Other: Point of care gastric ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04146233

19D.577

Details and patient eligibility

About

Preoperative fasting guidelines for anesthesia recommend waiting two hours after ingesting a clear liquid and six hours after ingesting a light meal. Due to the presence of pulp, orange juice is considered a light meal by current guidelines which means a patient must wait six hours before undergoing general anesthesia. This study will use ultrasound of stomach of healthy volunteers to determine if the presence of pulp actually increases the transit time for orange juice.

Full description

Healthy volunteers will be solicited (medical students and attending anesthesiologists) to participate in the study. Volunteers will participate in two sessions, one for orange juice without pulp and one for orange juice with pulp. Participants will be NPO after midnight and will be asked to arrive at approximately 8 am. Upon arrival for females of child bearing age, a urine pregnancy test will be performed and they will be discreetly informed of the results of the test. After, all patients will have their gastric volume assessed using point-of-care ultrasound to ensure the study team is able to adequately identify their stomach as well as to ensure the stomach is empty. After measurements are made, participants will drink 12 oz (approximately 350 mL) of either orange juice with or without pulp. Two hours after finishing the juice they will again undergo point-of-care gastric ultrasound scanning. Images will be saved and will be examined by a blinded independent anesthesiologist. The study will entail two visits each lasting for approximately 3 hours.

Point-of-care gastric ultrasound will be performed using a low-frequency curvilinear ultrasound probe. The exam will be performed on a stretcher with the participant in both the supine and right lateral decubitus (RLD) position. The goal of point-of-care gastric ultrasound is to obtain an image of the gastric antrum. The low-frequency large curvilinear probe is placed in the epigastric area in a sagittal or parasagittal plane immediately inferior to the patient's xiphisternum with the orientation marker directed cephalad. Image optimization requires scanning in an anterior and cephalad direction toward the liver by tilting the tail of the probe toward the feet. A qualitative analysis will occur first to rule out solid contents in the stomach. Once confirmed, the gastric antral cross-sectional area (CSA) will be measured in the RLD position. Correlation has been shown between CSA and total gastric fluid volume. A gastric volume less than 1.5 mL/kg is considered consistent with fasting.

The study will be repeated for both orange juice with and without pulp.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• volunteers age 18-65 years old, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1-2

Exclusion criteria

• presence of diabetes mellitus, previous gastric surgery, presence of hiatal hernia, history of delayed gastric emptying, pregnant patients

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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14 participants in 2 patient groups

Orange Juice without pulp

Other group

Description:

Drink orange juice without pulp and have gastric ultrasound performed 2 hours later

Treatment:

Other: Point of care gastric ultrasound

Orange juice with pulp

Other group

Description:

Drink orange juice with pulp and have gastric ultrasound performed 2 hours later

Treatment:

Other: Point of care gastric ultrasound