Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Contents in Fasted Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture

Seoul National University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hip Fractures

Treatments: Other: Ultrasound assessment of gastric contents

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03242733

20170804/10/2017/8

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluation of gastric contents in fasted elderly patients with hip fracture. The gastric contents will be examined by using ultrasonography in fasted elderly patients scheduled for hip fracture surgery. The primary outcome is the number of patients with stomach contents, and the secondary outcome is the component of residual gastric contents.

Full description

In the patients who has femur fracture, they are immobilized because of the pain. This condition makes the gastric movement slow, and the pain also contributes to delayed digestion.

In the present study, the gastric content is assessed by using ultrasonography in fasted elderly patients for hip fracture surgery. Ultrasound assessment is performed in the supine position. All patients scheduled elective surgery for hip fracture over 65 years old are objects. The primary outcome is the number of patients with not empty stomach and full stomach, and the secondary outcome is the component of residual gastric contents.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Who has hip fracture and agrees with the purpose of the study

Exclusion criteria

• gastrointestinal pathology
• history of any type of gastrectomy
• gastrointestinal anomaly

Trial design

200 participants in 1 patient group

Hip fracture patients

Description:

Fasted elderly patients scheduled for hip fracture surgery except exclusion criteria are enrolled.

Treatment:

Other: Ultrasound assessment of gastric contents