Health Condition 1: O740- Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during labor and delivery
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) All pregnant women of 18-35 years of age, > 36 weeks of gestation, admitted for elective obstetric indication, with one clear overnight inpatient stay preoperatively. 2) ASA physical status II.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patient refusal for the procedure. 2) Deviation from proposed fasting times or oral intake advice. 3) Body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 kg/m². 4) Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. 5) Moderate to severe pre-eclampsia. 6) Hiatus hernia, intestinal disease, previous upper abdominal surgeries. 7) Patients taking H2 receptor blockers, proton pump inhibitors and prokinetic drugs or any other medication known to delay gastric emptying.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ultrasound guided Gastric volume assessmentTimepoint: Gastric volume at 0 min, 30 min, 90 mins, 120 min after ingestion of water or clear liquid | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)Time to reach the basal gastric volume 2)Assess presence of liquid in the gastric antrum after 2 hours of administration of water or tender coconut water. 3) Antral grades and presence of any solidsTimepoint: Gastric volume at 0 min, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 120 minutes | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Vijayanagar institute of medical sciences