Trial reportJournal of anesthesia2024
A comparative study using gastric ultrasound to evaluate the safety of shortening the fasting time before pediatric echocardiography: a randomized controlled non-inferiority study.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Evaluation of Modified Fasting Protocols to Shorten Fasting Time Before Sedation in Children: A Prospective Randomized Noninferiority Trial.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2025Trial
- Violations of protocols of non-inferiority trials occur frequently.Journal of anesthesia · 2025Article
- Roles of evidence synthesis studies and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in pediatric perioperative outcomes research.Journal of anesthesia · 2025Article
- Understanding three standard study designs for randomized controlled trials.Journal of anesthesia · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThe objective of this study was to demonstrate that the gastric cross-sectional area (CSA) in the right lateral decubitus position (RLDP) during a 2-h fasting period is not larger than that during a conventional 4-h fasting period prior to pediatric echocardiography.
methods93 patients aged under 3 years scheduled for echocardiography under sedation were enrolled and randomly allocated into two groups; 2-h fasting vs 4-h fasting. For group 4 h (n = 46), the patients were asked to be fasted for all types of liquid for more than 4 h, while group 2 h (n = 47) were asked to be fasted for all types of liquid for 2 h before echocardiography. Gastric ultrasound was performed before echocardiography, and CSA
resultsThe mean difference of CSA
conclusionTwo-hour fasting in pediatric patients who need an echocardiography did not increase major and minor complications and CSA significantly.
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