Evaluation of Preoperative Gastric Ultrasonography in Pediatric Patients in Terms of Patient Safety
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Nonoperating Room Anesthesia, Gastric Ultrasound. Basic parameters: 0 years — 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Evaluation of Preoperative Gastric Ultrasonography in Pediatric Patients in Terms of Patient Safety in Non-Operating Room Anesthesia Applications
Overview
Preoperative evaluation of stomach fullness with ultrasound in children who will undergo anesthesia outside the operating room
Detailed description
Determining the gastric contents and volume by preoperative gastric ultrasound in pediatric patients and defining its relationship with the risk of postoperative aspiration.
Primary outcome measures
- Qualitative assessment of residual gastric fluid volume [Time frame: preoperative evaluation in the operating room]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Gastric content volume [Time frame: preoperative evaluation in the operating room]
- Antral cross-sectional area [Time frame: preoperative evaluation in the operating room]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children between 0-18 years of age and ASA I-II patients will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
- Patients over 18 years of age,
- ASA-III and above patients,
- patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction,
- patients who cannot assume the lateral decubitus position for gastric -ultrasound measurements,
- those who have had previous lower esophageal or gastric surgery,
- those who do not comply with institutional fasting guidelines,
- those with concomitant systemic diseases affecting gastric emptying,
- those with a high body mass index (BMI) > 40 kg/m2,
- those with gastroesophageal reflux or aspiration risk factors, and emergency cases with delayed gastric emptying despite appropriate fasting time will not be included in the study.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Erciyes University — Kayseri
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07581691 · 2024/163