Obstetric Anesthesia Digest· 2019
Gastric Ultrasound for the Regional Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist
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Short summary
Gastric ultrasound can reliably assess gastric content and aspiration risk in patients, even those who have fasted according to guidelines, due to significant variability in gastric emptying.
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Key points
- Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents is a major cause of perioperative morbidity.
- Gastric emptying time shows substantial variability among patients, regardless of fasting adherence.
- Gastric ultrasound can provide reliable information on gastric content and aspiration risk.
- This technique has potential utility in the perioperative setting.
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Abstract
(Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018;43:689–698) A significant cause of patient morbidity in the perioperative setting is pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents. Despite patients following the American Society of Anesthesiologists recommendations for fasting before a procedure, there is substantial variability in gastric-emptying time among patients. This may lead to a small percentage of patients that still have solid gastric contents at the time of operation. Gastric ultrasound has the potential to play an important role in the perioperative setting to provide reliable information regarding gastric content and assessment of aspiration risk.
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