Gastric Ultrasound in Paediatric Anaesthesia (ECHOGASTRO)

December 13, 2025 updated by: Hospices Civils de Lyon

Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Contents : the Way to Best Induce Children for Emergency Surgery

Anesthesia for emergency surgery is a situation at risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents. It has been previously reported that bedside two-dimensional ultrasonography can be a useful tool for anesthesiologists to determine gastric contents and volume in adults and children.

In this prospective study, preoperative qualitative ultrasound assessment of gastric contents is performed for each children admitted for emergency surgery, in order to plane in case of empty stomach an intravenous or inhalation technique induction rather than an rapid sequence induction.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

146

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • France
      • Bron, France, 69500
        • Department of paediatric anaesthesia

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children aged from 0 to 18 years old
  • Parental consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Gastric tube contraindication
  • Parental refusal

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Gastric Ultrasound
Preoperative qualitative ultrasound assessment of gastric contents will be performed
Device: Gastric ultrasound
Preoperative qualitative ultrasound assessment of gastric contents will be performed for each children admitted for emergency surgery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of adapted changes in induction technique according to ultrasound assessment of gastric contents
Time Frame: intraoperative
intraoperative

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Dominique CHASSARD, MD, PhD, Department of paediatric anaesthesia, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 21, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 21, 2015

First Posted (Estimated)

October 22, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

December 19, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 13, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2013.790

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