Gastric Residual Volume Assessment by Gastric Ultrasound in Fasting Obese Patients: A Comparative Study.
Atef Mohamed Sayed MahmoudSafaa Gaber RagabJoseph Makram BotrosHazem Ali Abd-AalMaged Labib BoulesPublished in: Anesthesiology and pain medicine (2021)
Despite the differences in CSA between obese and normal-weight participants in both positions (obese > normal-weight), both groups showed a low predicted gastric residual volume < 1.5 mL/kg and were at low risk for aspiration, provided that fasting was initiated at least 8 hours before elective surgery.
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