Assessment of Prokinetic Effects of Erythromycin in Emergency Patients With a Full Stomach

The aims of the study is to assess whether the intravenous infusion of 3 mg/kg erythromycin has a significant gastrokinetic effect leading to empty the stomach in less than 90 minutes in non-fasting patients undergoing emergency trauma surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Emergency Surgery Full Stomach

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hopital Edouard Herriot

Lyon, 69003, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Emergency surgery for trauma
ASA 1 and 2 patients
Full stomach (antral area > 550 mm²)
Adult patients

Exclusion criteria

No contraindication to erythromycin
Extreme emergency surgery (time frame < 90 min between arrival in the service and the start of the surgery)
gastroparesis or pathology associated with gastroparesis

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

ultrasonographic measurement of antral area

Time frame: 30 minutes and immediately before erythromycin infusion, and 30, 60 and 90 min after the start of erythromycin infusion

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Lionel Bouvet

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Nov 20, 2014
Registry last updated: Dec 30, 2014

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