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Gastric US in ICU Patient

Gastric US in ICU Patient

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18 years and older
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Phase N/A
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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.

Eligibility

Inclusion 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.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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.

Study details
    Critical Illness
    Surgery
    Aspiration Pneumonia

NCT05526105

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

14 October 2025

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