This prospective observational study aims to assess whether ultrasound assessment of gastric content may be useful for the monitoring of the gastric residual content in critically ill patients
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
61
Ultrasound assessment of gastric content will be performed : prior to suction of gastric content through a gastric tube (method to assess the residual gastric content volume), after this suctioning of gastric content, then after reinjection of the content suctioned into the stomach (max 250 ml) and 1h30 later
Hôpital Nord
Marseille, France
Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, France
CHU Saint Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France
change in antral cross sectional area measured by ultrasonography after suctioning gastric volume
Ultrasound measurement of antral area and qualitative assessment
Time frame: prior to and immediately after suctioning of gastric content volume through a gastric tube
Change in antral area after administration of prokinetic drug
If aspirated gastric content volume was \> 250 ml, only 250 ml will be reinjected into the stomach and a prokientic drug will be administered (current protocol in our units). Antral area will be measured prior to and 90 min after the start of the infusion
Time frame: Ultrasound assessment of gastric content after reinjection of suctioned gastric content and 1h30 later (1 h after the end of the infusion of prokinetic drug)
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