Why the study?
Does elective caesarean section alter the ultrasound-measured antral cross-sectional area and estimated gastric contents in term pregnant women?
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Does elective caesarean section alter the ultrasound-measured antral cross-sectional area and estimated gastric contents in term pregnant women?
This study aims to determine how the gravid uterus and subsequent caesarean section affect ultrasound-based estimates of gastric contents in term pregnant women.
CSA thresholds from nonpregnant adults may overestimate gastric volume in term parturients; leaves open need for pregnancy-specific validation.
(Anaesthesia. 2016;71(11):1284–1290) Ultrasound examination of the gastric antrum is used for qualitative analysis of gastric contents and to estimate gastric fluid volume before general anaesthesia in nonpregnant adults and children. There are published values correlating antral cross-sectional area (CSA) with a quantitative measure of gastric contents. In parturients, however, the relationship between the antral area and gastric contents might be altered as the gravid uterus changes the position and size of the stomach through direct compression. Therefore, a prospective study was carried out to determine the antral CSA and the quantitative estimate of gastric contents before and after cesarean section (CS).
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Rouget et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Term pregnancy requiring elective caesarean section. Elective caesarean section vs. Before caesarean section was evaluated on Antral cross-sectional area (CSA) and quantitative estimate of gastric contents.
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