Study objective To conduct a systematic literature review of the current evidence on the
effect of diabetes mellitus on gastric volume observed during a preoperative ultrasound …

Background There are many controversies over the necessity of monitoring gastric residual
volume in the nursing care of enteral nutrition. We aimed to conduct an updated meta …

Objective Ultrasonography is an essential imaging modality in the critical care population
and has been increasingly utilized to check gastric residual volume. Various studies have …

Point‐of‐care gastric sonography offers an objective approach to assessing individual
pulmonary aspiration risk before induction of general anaesthesia. We aimed to evaluate the …

Background Aspiration pneumonitis remains a dreaded complication that may lead to almost
9% of anaesthesia-related deaths. The presence of gastric contents has always been a …

Methods: We randomised 90 adult patients planned for elective cancer surgery, with no risk
factors for delayed gastric emptying, to receive 200 mL of water, clear apple juice or apple …

EditordOral intake before elective adult surgery remains a research feast and an
improvement famine. 1 To explore this issue between June and December 2021, we …

BACKGROUND Enhanced recovery after surgery advocates that consuming carbohydrates
two hours before anesthesia is beneficial to the patient's recovery. Patients with diabetes are …

Background We compared preoperative residual gastric volume (GV) between the first and
second stages of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in older adults after drinking carbohydrate …

Background Pulmonary aspiration under anaesthesia is a feared complication. It is likely that
the incidence of aspiration occurring during procedural sedation is underreported; although …