RecruitingNot Applicable

Gastric US in ICU Patient

United States50 participantsStarted 2023-02-03

Plain-language summary

This is a case series study using gastric ultrasound in critically ill patients to quantify gastric residual volumes to compare the efficacy of different NPO protocols.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients age 18 or older, admitted to the ICU, requiring general anesthesia or sedation for a procedure with a pre-existing, cuffed endotracheal or tracheostomy tube. Most patients admitted to the ICU would be unable to consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Known upper gastrointestinal anatomical problem that would prevent accurate estimation of gastric volume, gastric perforation, pregnancy beyond the first trimester. * Lack of a pre-existing, cuffed endotracheal or tracheostomy tube.

What they're measuring

Gastric Residual Volumes

Timeframe: Within one hour of operative intervention.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05526105

SponsorDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-02-03

Contact for this trial

Laura M Chiang, MD

6036500360 laura.m.chiang@hitchcock.org

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