Gastric Ultrasound in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Anesthesia for emergency surgery is a situation at risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents. It has been previously reported that bedside two-dimensional ultrasonography can be a useful tool for anesthesiologists to determine gastric contents and volume in adults and children.

In this prospective study, preoperative qualitative ultrasound assessment of gastric contents is performed for each children admitted for emergency surgery, in order to plane in case of empty stomach an intravenous or inhalation technique induction rather than an rapid sequence induction.

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Key information

Conditions

General Anesthesia

Age range

0 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of paediatric anaesthesia

Bron, 69500, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Children aged from 0 to 18 years old
Parental consent

Exclusion criteria

Gastric tube contraindication
Parental refusal

Treatment and study plan

Gastric ultrasound

Device

Preoperative qualitative ultrasound assessment of gastric contents will be performed for each children admitted for emergency surgery

Primary outcomes

Number of adapted changes in induction technique according to ultrasound assessment of gastric contents

Time frame: intraoperative

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Contents : the Way to Best Induce Children for Emergency Surgery

Acronym: ECHOGASTRO

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Oct 22, 2015
Registry last updated: Dec 19, 2025

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