Gastric US in ICU Patient

Description

This is a case series study using gastric ultrasound in critically ill patients to quantify gastric residual volumes to compare the efficacy of different NPO protocols.

Conditions

Critical Illness, Surgery, Aspiration Pneumonia

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Study overview

This is a case series study using gastric ultrasound in critically ill patients to quantify gastric residual volumes to compare the efficacy of different NPO protocols.

Gastric Ultrasound in Critically Ill Patients for Evaluation of Gastric Volume Residuals; A Comparison of NPO Protocols

Gastric US in ICU Patient

Condition
Critical Illness
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Lebanon

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03766

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients age 18 or older, admitted to the ICU, requiring general anesthesia or sedation for a procedure with a pre-existing, cuffed endotracheal or tracheostomy tube. Most patients admitted to the ICU would be unable to consent.
  • * Known upper gastrointestinal anatomical problem that would prevent accurate estimation of gastric volume, gastric perforation, pregnancy beyond the first trimester.
  • * Lack of a pre-existing, cuffed endotracheal or tracheostomy tube.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,

Laura M Chiang, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2025-02-03