Can Gastric Volume be Accurately Estimated by Ultrasound?


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Gultekin Y., Kılıç Ö., Ozcelik Z., Toprak S. S., Bayram R., ARUN O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION, cilt.50, sa.3, ss.194-200, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Objective: Knowing the degree of gastric fullness is critical in determining the potential risk of pulmonary aspiration prior to urgent or elective intubation. This study aims to investigate the role of ultrasound in predicting the gastric volume accurately.