Gastric Emptying Times of Normal and Obese Children After Preoperative Clear Fluid Drinking: An Ultrasound Study

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-04-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

In the recent literature, pre-operative fasting times for pediatric patients are limited to one hour for clear fluids. Studies related to gastric emptying times mostly searched for normal-weight children. These studies have claimed that 3ml/kg clear fluid can be allowed up to 1 hour before surgery. There is a lack of interest in the gastric emptying time of obese pediatric patients during the preoperative period. In addition, there is controversy about gastric emptying times of obese healthy children. Some research committed the decrease of gastric emptying because of a high level of sensitivity to cholecystokinin, while others postulated that no change in gastric emptying time of obese children compared to normal weight. We aim to compare the gastric volume and gastric emptying time after ingestion of 3 ml/kg clear fluid in obese and non-obese pediatric patients in the pre-operative period.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Karaman Training and Research Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA physical state I or II

• Age 6 to 14 years.

• Gender: both sexes.

• Scheduled for non-Gastrointestinal Tract elective day-case surgery under general anesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Parent/ care giver refusal

• Ages < 6 or > 14 years old

• Children with gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GORD)

• Renal failure

• Diabetes mellitus

• Cerebral palsy patients

• Mental retardation

• Esophageal strictures, achalasia or any intestinal disease that may impair the gastric emptying.

• Gastrointestinal system surgery and neurosurgical patients

• Emergency surgery

• Violation of the prescribed fasting times

• Refusing to drink prescribed clear fluid