Ultrasound Assessment of Preoperative Gastric Volume in Children

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fasting

Treatments: Device: Ultrasound; Other: General anesthesia

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03017066

1612100815

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the gastric volume in pediatric patients who followed preoperative fasting guideline using ultrasound.

Enrollment: 78 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 7 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pediatric patients scheduled for elective orthopedic, otolaryngologic, ophthalmologic, plastic, and urologic surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• History of surgery on the esophagus or stomach
• History of gastrointestinal disease
• Ambulatory surgery
• Considered inappropriate by the investigator

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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78 participants in 2 patient groups

Infant formula

Experimental group

Description:

Patients were given infant formula 6 hours prior to surgery. Gastric volume was assessed before ingestion, 1 hour prior to the surgery, and before the induction of general anesthesia using ultrasound.

Treatment:

Other: General anesthesia

Device: Ultrasound

Carbohydrate drink

Experimental group

Description:

Patients were given carbohydrate drink 2 hours prior to surgery. Gastric volume was assessed before ingestion, 1 hour prior to the surgery, and before the induction of general anesthesia using ultrasound.

Treatment:

Other: General anesthesia

Device: Ultrasound