Gastric Ultrasound in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Contents : the Way to Best Induce Children for Emergency Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02584348

Acronym

ECHOGASTRO

Enrollment

146

Registered

2015-10-22

Start date

2013-11-30

Completion date

2015-11-30

Last updated

2025-12-19

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Conditions

General Anesthesia

Keywords

ultrasound, antrum, pulmonary aspiration, emergency surgery

Brief summary

Anesthesia for emergency surgery is a situation at risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents. It has been previously reported that bedside two-dimensional ultrasonography can be a useful tool for anesthesiologists to determine gastric contents and volume in adults and children. In this prospective study, preoperative qualitative ultrasound assessment of gastric contents is performed for each children admitted for emergency surgery, in order to plane in case of empty stomach an intravenous or inhalation technique induction rather than an rapid sequence induction.

Interventions

DEVICEGastric ultrasound

Preoperative qualitative ultrasound assessment of gastric contents will be performed for each children admitted for emergency surgery

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

0 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Children aged from 0 to 18 years old * Parental consent

Exclusion criteria

* Gastric tube contraindication * Parental refusal

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of adapted changes in induction technique according to ultrasound assessment of gastric contents	intraoperative

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026