Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Effects of caloric and nutrient content of oral fluids on gastric emptying in volunteers: a randomised crossover study
Authors' conclusion
Caloric and nutrient content significantly affected gastric emptying times. A high-calorie fruit juice (mango) exhibited delayed emptying times compared with a low-calorie fruit juice (blackcurrant).
Study context
- Population
- Healthy adult volunteers8 females and 8 males completed
- Comparison
- Oral fluids of different caloric and nutrient content: oat drink 3% fat, mango juice, oat drink 0.5% fat vs blackcurrant juice
- Primary endpoint
- Gastric emptying time (gastric ultrasound)
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Gastric emptying time
Oat drink with 3% fat vs Blackcurrant juice: P = 0.007 · Mango juice vs Blackcurrant juice: P = 0.025
Further findings
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Gastric content volume · 1 h after ingestionMango juice vs Blackcurrant juice · greater volume | P = 0.021 |
| Gastric content volume · 1 h after ingestionOat drink with 3% fat vs Blackcurrant juice · greater volume | P = 0.003 |
| AUC of gastric content volume-time profilesOat drink with 3% fat vs Mango juice · greater AUC | P = 0.029 |
| AUC of gastric content volume-time profilesOat drink with 3% fat vs Oat drink with 0.5% fat · greater AUC | P = 0.004 |
| AUC of gastric content volume-time profilesOat drink with 3% fat vs Blackcurrant juice · greater AUC | P = 0.002 |
| AUC of gastric content volume-time profilesMango juice vs Blackcurrant juice · greater AUC | P = 0.019 |
Original publication
Effects of caloric and nutrient content of oral fluids on gastric emptying in volunteers: a randomised crossover study. Br J Anaesth. Published 25 November 2023. doi:10.
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