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Ultrasound assessment of stomach contents to check aspiration risk in patients before planned surgery

ULTRASOUND GUIDED ASSESSMENT OF GASTRIC VOLUME AND CONTENT IN PREOPERATIVE PATIENTS UNDERGOING ELECTIVE SURGERIES - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/05/110621
Enrollment
100
Registered
2026-05-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: B- Imaging

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Gandhi Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults more than 18years scheduled for elective surgery of either sex belonging to ASA Grade I or Grade II, Patients requiring general anaesthesia or neuraxial blocks under sedation or subarachnoid block or regional anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal or not giving consent,Prior gastrectomy or upper GI surgery altering anatomy, Open abdominal wounds, Pregnancy,Severe ascites or ileus obscuring antral view

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Accuracy of preoperative gastric ultrasound in assessing gastric volume and content, measured by antral cross-sectional area and calculated gastric volume, assessed preoperatively. Timepoint: Preoperative period (within 1 hour before induction of anaesthesia).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of perioperative pulmonary aspiration in relation to preoperative gastric volume assessed by ultrasound.Timepoint: Perioperative period -intraoperative and immediate postoperative period

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Surendra Raikwar

Gandhi Medical college, Bhopal

drskraikwar@gmail.com9406533300

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026