Postoperative Gastric Point of Care Ultrasound (G-POCUS) in Abdominal Surgery

Description

The purpose of this research is to determine if gastric point of care ultrasound (G-POCUS) can be used to help clinicians determine when to feed patients or when to insert or remove nasogastric tubes for patients recovering from colorectal or abdominal surgery. Patients enrolled in the intervention group will have G-POCUS exams performed after surgery. The results of the exams will be used to make clinical decisions. Researchers will compare these patients to patients receiving the usual care in the hospital after surgery.

Conditions

Ileus Postoperative, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this research is to determine if gastric point of care ultrasound (G-POCUS) can be used to help clinicians determine when to feed patients or when to insert or remove nasogastric tubes for patients recovering from colorectal or abdominal surgery. Patients enrolled in the intervention group will have G-POCUS exams performed after surgery. The results of the exams will be used to make clinical decisions. Researchers will compare these patients to patients receiving the usual care in the hospital after surgery.

Postoperative Gastric Point of Care Ultrasound (G-POCUS) in Abdominal Surgery: Can G-POCUS Guidance in Clinical Management of Gastrointestinal Recovery Lead to Better Outcomes?

Postoperative Gastric Point of Care Ultrasound (G-POCUS) in Abdominal Surgery

Condition
Ileus Postoperative
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107

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

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  • * History of gastroparesis or known gastric/intestinal motility disorder
  • * History of gastric/bariatric surgery
  • * Intubated/sedated postoperatively
  • * Presence of open abdominal wounds (including abdominal wound vac)
  • * Patients who received a complex abdominal wall reconstruction
  • * Class III/IV Wound (Contaminated/Infected/Dirty)
  • * Surgery was emergent/urgent/unscheduled
  • * NGT placed or present at time of operation
  • * Presence of ileostomy/colostomy
  • * J-pouch reconstruction patients
  • * Currently pregnant patients
  • * Patients aged \<18 years old

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Thomas Jefferson University,

Benjamin Phillips, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Thomas Jefferson University

Study Record Dates

2024-09-30