Gastric Cross-Sectional Area to Predict Gastric Intolerance in Critically Ill Patients: The Sono-ICU Prospective Observational Bicenter Study.

ABSTRACT: To evaluate the correlation between gastric cross-sectional area (GCSA) and the occurrence of gastric intolerance in critically ill patients within 24 hours of the measurement.

Design

Two-center prospective observational study.

Setting

Two academic ICUs in France between June 2020 and August 2021.

Patients

All surgical intubated ICU patients greater than or equal to 18 years old receiving enteral feeding for greater than 12 hours.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Forty-four patients were included, 11 (25%) of whom presented digestive intolerance. Primary outcome was assessment of the association between GCSA and the occurrence of gastric intolerance within 24 hours of the measurement. GCSA value was significantly higher in patients with u

SUBMITTER: El Khoury D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030198 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature