Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Diagnostic accuracy of qualitative gastric ultrasound assessment for detecting high gastric fluid volume in children: a prospective randomised study
Study context
- Population
- Healthy children fasted per current pre-operative guidelines, empty stomach confirmed by US, then given water 0–2 ml.kg-1median age 7 y
- Participants
- 90 children
- Comparison
- Qualitative assessment vs Clinical algorithm
- Outcome
- Sensitivity and specificity for gastric fluid volume > 1.25 ml.kg-1 ('at-risk stomach')
- Follow-up
- 3 min after fluid ingestion
Methodological detailsprospective, observer-blinded, randomised
- Prospective
- Observer-blinded
- Randomised
Performance
As reported in the abstract
Detection of gastric fluid volume > 1.25 ml.kg-1
| Test or model | Sensitivity | Specificity |
|---|---|---|
| Qualitative assessment | 75% (95%CI 58-88%)Sensitivity on a scale from 0 to 100 percent | 85% (95%CI 73-93%)Specificity on a scale from 0 to 100 percent |
| Clinical algorithm | 86% (95%CI 71-95%)Sensitivity on a scale from 0 to 100 percent | 78% (95%CI 64-88%)Specificity on a scale from 0 to 100 percent |
Sensitivity
Qualitative assessment75% (95%CI 58-88%)
Clinical algorithm86% (95%CI 71-95%)
Sensitivity on a scale from 0 to 100 percentSpecificity
Qualitative assessment85% (95%CI 73-93%)
Clinical algorithm78% (95%CI 64-88%)
Specificity on a scale from 0 to 100 percentOriginal publication
Diagnostic accuracy of qualitative gastric ultrasound assessment for detecting high gastric fluid volume in children: a prospective randomised study. Anaesthesia. Published 7 January 2025. doi:10.
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