Semi-quantitative ultrasound grading system to discriminate between low and high gastric fluid volume in third-trimester pregnant women

Br J Anaesth. 2021 Aug;127(2):e65-e67. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.04.020. Epub 2021 Jun 3.

Authors

François-Pierrick Desgranges¹, Laurent Zieleskiewicz², Dominique Chassard³, Lionel Bouvet³

Affiliations

¹ Département d'Anesthésie, L'Hôpital Nord-Ouest, Villefranche sur Saône, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
³ Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.

PMID: 34090683
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.04.020

No abstract available

Keywords: gastric content; obstetric anaesthesia; pulmonary aspiration; stomach; ultrasonography.

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Cohort Studies
Female
Gastrointestinal Contents / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Third*
Pregnant Women
Prospective Studies
Stomach / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography / methods*