Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jan 2022
Multicenter StudyUltrasound assessment of the gastric content among diabetic and non-diabetic patients before elective surgery: a prospective multicenter study.
Although diabetic gastroparesis could be responsible for delayed gastric emptying, there is conflicting evidence about the volume of gastric content in diabetic patients after preoperative fasting. We hypothesized that diabetic patients had an increased gastric content before anesthesia induction despite the following of fasting recommendations. We used ultrasound assessment of gastric content to evaluate this risk. ⋯ Our study documents that gastric content is increased among diabetic patients compared to control patients despite following appropriate fasting guidelines.