Qualitative and quantitative gastric ultrasound assessment in highly skilled regional anesthesiologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary aspiration is a major complication in anesthesia, and various studies have shown that gastric sonography can reliably provide valuable information relative to both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of gastric content. This study aimed to determine the accuracy of ultrasound assessment of gastric content compared between two novice anesthesiologist gastric sonographers.

Methods

This prospective cohort study of two anesthesiologists learning to perform qualitative and quantitative ultrasound assessment of gastric content on healthy volunteers was conducted at Siriraj Hospital (Bangkok, Thailand). This trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (reg. no. NCT04760106).

Results

Of the 50 enrolled participants, three were excluded due to study

SUBMITTER: Tankul R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8722139 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature