MRI Study of the Gastric Insufflation After High-flow Nasal Oxygen (HFNO)

University of Liege30 enrolled

Overview

HFNO CAN BE USED AS A PREOXYGENATION TECHNIQUE BUT IS IT A SAFE TECHNIQUE IN TERMS OF GASTRIC INSUFFLATION?

The objective of this study is to evaluate by MRI whether the stomach is insufflated during HFNO use in healthy volunteers.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1st basic MRI then HFNO for 5 min with mouth closed breathing and 2nd MRI. Analysis of the surface of the gastric antrum.

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults Volunteers Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Claustrophobia * Gastric surgery * Gastric pathology

Measurement of the antero-posterior and cranio-caudal diameters of the gastric antrum

surface of the gastric antrum

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Benjamin Javillier, MD

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