Usability of ultrasound assessment of gastric content. Case reports
The paper presents the use of ultrasound assessment of gastric content in anesthesiological practice. Factors influencing pulmonary aspiration of gastric content and the risk of a complication in the form of aspiration pneumonia are discussed. The examination was performed on two patients hospita...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ultrasonography |
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| Online Access: | http://jultrason.pl/index.php/issues/volume-14-no-59/usability-of-ultrasound-assessment-of-gastric-content-case-reports?aid=312 |
| Summary: | The paper presents the use of ultrasound assessment of gastric content in anesthesiological
practice. Factors influencing pulmonary aspiration of gastric content and the risk of
a complication in the form of aspiration pneumonia are discussed. The examination was
performed on two patients hospitalized in a state of emergency who required surgical
intervention. The first patient, a 46-year-old male with a phlegmon of the foot, treated for
type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease and renal insufficiency, required urgent incision
of the phlegmon. The second patient, a 36-year-old male with a post-traumatic pericerebral
hematoma, qualified for an urgent trepanation. Interviews with the patients and
their medical documentation indicated that they had been fasting for the recommended
six hours before the surgery. However, during a gastric ultrasound examination it was
found that food was still present in the stomach, which caused a change in the anesthesiological
procedure chosen. The authors present a method of performing gastric ultrasound
examination, determining the nature of the food content present and estimating
its volume. |
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| ISSN: | 2084-8404 2451-070X |