Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Gastric emptying times of obese and non‐obese school‐aged children after preoperative clear fluid intake: A prospective observational study
Main finding · Gastric emptying timeResult — go to the resultMedian of differences 0.0 95% CI −5.0 to 5.0Authors' conclusion
Obese and non-obese children have similar gastric emptying times
Study context
- Population
- Children aged 6–14 years scheduled for elective surgery, given 3 mL/kg clear liquid with 5% dextrose preoperatively
- Participants
- 70 children
- Exposure
- Obese vs non-obese children
- Obesen = 35
- Non-obesen = 35reference
- Outcome
- Gastric emptying time after preoperative intake of 3 mL/kg clear liquid containing 5% dextrose, by ultrasound
Main finding
Gastric emptying time
Median of differences
0.0
95% CI −5.0 to 5.0
P = 0.563
By group
Obese vs Non-obese
median of differences 0.0 (95% CI −5.0 to 5.0); P = 0.563
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Antral cross-sectional area and weight-adjusted gastric volume · 60 min
- Returned to baseline within 60 min in all children in both groups
Original publication
Gastric emptying times of obese and non‐obese school‐aged children after preoperative clear fluid intake: A prospective observational study. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 16 March 2023. doi:10.
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