ArticleCritical care explorations2023
Gastric Cross-Sectional Area to Predict Gastric Intolerance in Critically Ill Patients: The Sono-ICU Prospective Observational Bicenter Study.
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- Diagnostic accuracy of gastrointestinal ultrasound in predicting enteral feeding intolerance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Beyond Description: A Functional GIUS-Based Algorithm for Enteral Feeding Decisions in the ICU.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Factors Influencing ICU Nurses' Proficiency in Point-of-Care Gastrointestinal Ultrasound: A National Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Critical care ultrasound: development, evolution, current and evolving clinical concepts in critical care medicine.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Ultrasonographic Applications of Novel Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Critically Ill Patients.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
To evaluate the correlation between gastric cross-sectional area (GCSA) and the occurrence of gastric intolerance in critically ill patients within 24 hours of the measurement.
designTwo-center prospective observational study.
settingTwo academic ICUs in France between June 2020 and August 2021. PATIENTS: All surgical intubated ICU patients greater than or equal to 18 years old receiving enteral feeding for greater than 12 hours.
interventionsNone. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsForty-four patients were included, 11 (25%) of whom presented digestive intolerance. Primary outcome was assessment of the association between GCSA and the occurrence of gastric intolerance within 24 hours of the measurement. GCSA value was significantly higher in patients with upper digestive intolerance compared to those without (553 mm
conclusionsMeasurement of GCSA by ultrasound would allow prediction of gastric intolerance in critically ill patients. This should be confirmed by a prospective score validation and interventional trials.
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