Assessment of anatomical structures in abdominal ultrasound
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The patients will not have any food intake for at least 6 hours
Group 2: The patients will have a liquid nutritional drink for breakfast
Group 3: The patients will have their regular breakfas
Sponsors
Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age =18 years; inpatients on wards of the internal medicine department, ENT department, dermatology department and neurology department of the “Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin”; patients with an indication for abdominal sonography.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age < 18 years; lack of informed consent; patients unable to give consent; necessity for emergency examination.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of defined anatomical structures in abdominal ultrasound in 3 groups (fasting, nutritional drink, breakfast) by 5 level Linkert- scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of anatomical structures by senior doctors (“experienced”) in comparison to junior doctors (“less experienced”); the craving for food intake in the different trial groups; the influence of the “body mass index” (BMI) on evaluation of anatomical structures; the need for repetition of examinations in the different trial groups; the influence of the sex on evaluation of anatomical structures; the collection of the nutritional risk score (NRS) and different clinical risk factors for nutritional risk. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactHendrik Thien
Sankt Joseph Krankenhaus Berlin Medizinische Klinik II mit Dialyse und internistischer Intensivmedizin
Outcome results
None listed