Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
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
| Measure | Time 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
| Measure | Time 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
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh