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Does Pre-operative Gastric Ultrasound Influence Anaesthetic Decision-Making in Chronic Pain Patients? A Prospective Observational Cohort.

ConditionsGastric UltrasoundGastric Ultrasound in Chronic Opioid Use (≥2 Weeks)Gastric Ultrasound in Poorly Controlled Acute-on-chronic PainGastric Ultrasound in Acute Opioid Administration Within 24 Hours Prior to the ProcedureGastric Ultrasound in Diabetes Mellitus Without Established Autonomic NeuropathyGastric Ultrasound in Patient With Symptoms of Gastroesophageal RefluxGastric Ultrasound in Patients With Reduced Functional Mobility
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDanat Al Emarat Hospital

About this trial

Gastric POCUS has been validated and shown to be an accurate diagnostic tool in both healthy individuals and medically complex patient populations. Regional anaesthesiologists and pain management physicians frequently provide sedation or anaesthetic care for medically complex patients who fall outside the limited applicability of existing fasting guidelines, including patients with chronic pain, poor acute-on-chronic pain control, and those receiving acute or chronic opioid therapy. These patients are at risk of delayed gastric emptying and may therefore benefit from additional pre-procedural assessment using gastric ultrasound prior to elective interventions

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years

Scheduled for elective chronic pain interventional procedures under procedural sedation

Adherence to standard preoperative fasting guidelines (≥6 hours for clear fluids and ≥8 hours for solids)

Chronic opioid use (≥2 weeks)

Disqualifiers

Age <18 years

Previous gastric or esophageal surgery

Known pregnancy

Known hiatal hernia

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Sponsors and collaborators

Danat Al Emarat Hospital

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov