Preoperative gastric emptying Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
The aim of this study is to test preoperative gastric emptying in patients with a fractured forearm. Gastric content will be assessed by an abdominal ultrasound examination at admission and before sur
Sponsors
AUVA Traumazentrum Wien
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients suffering from a forearm fracture that deems postponed urgent surgical fixation 2. Age 18+ years; no maximum age is specified in the protocol
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant patients 2. Patients with fractures that need urgent surgical intervention 3. Patients suffering from fractures in multiple locations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gastric emptying, determined by measuring gastric content with an abdominal ultrasound examination at admission (baseline, timepoint 1) and at eligibility for surgery (timepoint 2) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pain, measured using the visual analogue scale (VAS) 2. Medication/relevant co-morbidities, retrieved from medical history 3. Factors influencing the quality of the ultrasound examination, determined posthoc | — |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed