Doing Ultrasound prior to surgery to measure stomach area to assess stomach content in patients with abdominal cancers

Preoperative Ultrasound guided measurement of gastric antral cross-sectional area for assessing gastric volume in patients with gastrointestinal malignancy: prospective observational study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/08/035949

Enrollment

Registered

2021-08-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C15-C26- Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs

Interventions

Intervention1: ultrasound stomach: preoperative ultrasound of the gastric antrum to measure the area in supine, lateral and semi recumbent position

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: preoperative patients with gastrointestinal malignancy undergoing surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal, pregnancy, history of upper gastrointestinal surgery, known hiatus hernia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
to determine a relationship between ultrasound measured antral cross-sectional area before the induction of anesthesia and the aspirated volume of gastric contents obtained through a nasogastric tubeTimepoint: Just before the induction of anesthesia once	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. relation between gastric antral area and risk stomach 2. impact of ultrasound on airway managementTimepoint: both at induction of anaesthesia once	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactParnandi Bhaskar Rao

AIIMS, Bhubaneswar

drbhaskar.com@gmail.com7873285687

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026