Gastric POCUS as a Perioperative Risk Assessment Tool in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder

Key Points

• Evaluate the effectiveness of gastric POCUS in assessing preoperative risk for patients using methadone.
• Analyzed the safety of using gastric POCUS for evaluating gastric emptying in patients on methadone.
• Identified patients at risk for delayed gastric emptying before surgical procedures.
• Assessed the implications of findings on preoperative safety.
• Patients on methadone demonstrated a higher risk for delayed gastric emptying compared to the general population.
• Gastric POCUS effectively identified patients at risk, suggesting a need for preoperative intervention.
• Findings emphasize the importance of gastric assessment to enhance patient safety.