Erschienen in:
06.06.2023 | Editorials
Trust your gut or trust your ultrasound?
verfasst von:
Megan L. Rolfzen, MD, Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD, MBA
Erschienen in:
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Ausgabe 8/2023
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Excerpt
In this month’s issue of the
Journal, Van de Putte
et al.
1 present a prospective observational cohort study evaluating the correlation between ultrasound-guided gastric volumes and patient-derived satiety ratings in 515 healthy adults undergoing elective surgery. The authors assessed the subjective hunger in fasted surgical patients with an 11-point numeric rating scale and subsequently measured the residual gastric volume using validated gastric ultrasound techniques. The authors sought to assess whether a hunger rating could predict gastric volumes as not all appropriately fasted individuals return to a baseline gastric volume status at the same rate. Since gastric volume is a risk factor for aspiration, its determination is relevant perioperatively. Here, we provide perspective on the empirical utility of gastric ultrasound and the dispensable nature of a satiety rating scale in this context. …