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Measurement of stomach content and determination of relationship between duration of fasting with the stomach volume in the trauma patients scheduled for surgery using ultrasound.

Quantitative and qualitative assessment of gastric content and determination of relationship between duration of fasting with the gastric volume in the trauma patients scheduled for elective surgery through point of care ultrasonography : A cross-sectional observational study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/050907
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-03-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

PGIMER Chandigarh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Trauma patients requiring surgery within 72 hours 2. Who consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Failure to give consent. 2. Obese persons i.e Body Mass Index (BMI) over 40 Kg/m2 3. Diabetic patients 4. Patients unable to turn and lie in lateral position due to any reason 5. Patients with an orogastric illness which could affect the results (i.e Cancer of the stomach, History of Previous Gastric Surgeries) 6. Chronic Kidney Disease 7. Gastric Pathology 8. Pregnancy 9. Head injury 10. Nasogastric tube in situ 11. Abdominal trauma 12. Opioid user

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To estimate the incidence of the full stomach on gastric ultrasonography in trauma patients scheduled for surgery.Timepoint: Only once in the preoperative area before shifting the patient to the operation theater. 15 March 15 April 15 May

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To estimate the Gastric Residual Volume (GRV) among trauma patients undergoing surgery. 2. To determine the correlation between hours of fasting and the gastric volume of the patient.Timepoint: Till the patient gets discharged from post anaesthesia care unit. 15 March 15 April 15 May

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kumar Rajani Kant

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh

kumar.rk@pgimer.edu.in08837780729

Outcome results

None listed

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