Assessment of Prokinetic Effects of Erythromycin in Emergency Patients With a Full Stomach

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02296866

Enrollment

Registered

2014-11-20

Start date

2014-09-30

Completion date

2014-11-30

Last updated

2014-12-30

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Conditions

Emergency Surgery, Full Stomach

Brief summary

The aims of the study is to assess whether the intravenous infusion of 3 mg/kg erythromycin has a significant gastrokinetic effect leading to empty the stomach in less than 90 minutes in non-fasting patients undergoing emergency trauma surgery.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Emergency surgery for trauma * ASA 1 and 2 patients * Full stomach (antral area \> 550 mm²) * Adult patients

Exclusion criteria

* No contraindication to erythromycin * Extreme emergency surgery (time frame \< 90 min between arrival in the service and the start of the surgery) * gastroparesis or pathology associated with gastroparesis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
ultrasonographic measurement of antral area	30 minutes and immediately before erythromycin infusion, and 30, 60 and 90 min after the start of erythromycin infusion

Countries

France

Outcome results