Gastric volume and antral area in the fasting state. A meta-analysis of individual patient data.

Anahi PerlasCristian ArzolaNatalia PortelaNicholas MitsakakisLamia HayawiPeter Van de Putte

Published in: Anesthesiology (2024)

An area of 10 cm2 measured in the right lateral decubitus could be a simple, data-driven upper limit of antral area that could serve as a surrogate of upper limit of normal gastric volume values in fasting adults. These results are limited by the highly selected sampling of the studies included.

Keyphrases

blood glucose
insulin resistance
case report
electronic health record
minimally invasive
big data
metabolic syndrome