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Gastric Ultrasound in Patients Who Have Undergone Bariatric Surgery
Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Summary
This is a nonrandomized prospective study. The purpose is to describe how to image the stomachs of patients after the patients have had bariatric surgery. Participants will have the stomachs imaged while undergoing general anesthesia for a bariatric procedure pre-operatively and post-operatively using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). The pre-operative imaging will be done post-intubation and the post-operative imaging will be done pre-extubation. There are minimal risks to gastric POCUS. Risks typically include discomfort to the patient, which will be avoided as the patient will be under general anesthesia at the time of imaging.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
10
Start Date
2025-12
Completion Date
2026-12-30
Last Updated
2025-12-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Gastric Point of Care Ultrasound
After the patient has undergone intubation, the patient will be positioned in the supine and then the right lateral decubitus position on the operating room table. A curvilinear ultrasound probe with gel will be placed on the patient below the xiphoid process. A picture is then obtained of the antrum of the stomach. The probe may need to be moved, tilted, or rotated to obtain the clearest image of the antrum of the stomach. After the images are obtained, the patient will be repositioned to supine for the procedure. Once the surgical procedure is complete, the patient will once again undergo gastric POCUS prior to extubation.
Locations (1)
Mount Sinai West and Morningside
New York, New York, United States