Ultrasound assessment of the prevalence of increased gastric contents and volume in elective pediatric patients: A prospective cohort study.
Lionel BouvetNicolas BellierAnne-Charlotte Gagey-RiegelFrançois-Pierrick DesgrangesDominique ChassardMathilde De Queiroz SiqueiraPublished in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2018)
According to our results, only 1% of elective children had potentially increased risk for pulmonary aspiration. Further studies should be performed in order to define the target population of elective children for which ultrasound assessment of gastric content should be performed prior to general anesthesia.