Ultrasound assessment of gastric emptying after breakfast in healthy preschool children.

Anne E SümpelmannRobert SümpelmannMichael LorenzIlona EberwienNils DennhardtDietmar BoethigSebastian G Russo

Published in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2017)

The results of the balloon experiment showed a high correlation between balloon antral area and balloon volume. In the preschool child measurements, gastric antral area correlated with fasting time, and the mean gastric emptying time was lower than 4 hours after breakfast. These results support a more liberal perioperative fasting regimen after a light meal or breakfast in routine pediatric anesthesia.

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