CompletedNot Applicable

Ultrasound Meal Accommodation Test for Enteral Feeding in the Critically Ill

Mexico61 participantsStarted 2019-04-01

Plain-language summary

Within the context of intensive care units (ICU), enteral nutrition (NE) is an essential tool in the management of critical patients. Gastrointestinal dysfunction causes significant difficulties in implementing enteral nutrition, and constitutes one of the main medical or non-avoidable causes to avoid enteral feeding in critically ill patients. Gastric ultrasound is a validated tool to non-invasively evaluate gastric volume and content. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of this test in critically ill patients for initiation and tolerance of the enteral feeding.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal dysfunction who enter the intensive care unit grade I to III
✓. That they agree to participate in the study and sign informed consent
✓. Haven´t eat for more than 36 hours

Exclusion criteria

✕. Patients with grade IV gastrointestinal dysfunction
✕. Patient with absolute contraindication for the start of the enteral diet

What they're measuring

GASTRIC CROSS SECTIONAL AREA DIAMETER CHANGE

Timeframe: 1 hour

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03851354

SponsorGrupo Mexicano para el Estudio de la Medicina Intensiva

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-11-01

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