U.S., Dec. 19 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07292935) titled 'Gastric Ultrasound Versus Gastroscopic Aspiration' on Dec. 06.
Brief Summary: This is a prospective, single-center observational study conducted at the Fribourg Cantonal Hospital to evaluate the diagnostic performance of preoperative gastric ultrasound in determining gastric content and volume. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with complete suction of gastric contents serves as the reference standard.
Adult patients (>= 18 years) scheduled for elective or urgent gastroscopy are consecutively recruited. A gastric ultrasound is performed within one hour before the endoscopic procedure. The antral cross-sectional area is measured in s...