Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Emptying in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients
Evaluation of Gastric Emptying and Residual Volume Using Ultrasound in Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Patients Receiving Different Enteral Nutrition Solutions
Sehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Sancaktepe Training and Research Hospital
60 participants
Oct 22, 2025
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate dynamic changes in gastric volume and gastric emptying time using bedside gastric ultrasound in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients. The study compares gastric emptying patterns among patients receiving different types of enteral nutrition solutions as part of routine clinical care.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Age 18 years or older
- Mechanically ventilated patients admitted to the intensive care unit
- Presence of a nasogastric tube
- Hemodynamically stable patients receiving enteral nutrition as part of routine clinical care
Exclusion Criteria6
- Recent abdominal surgery within the first 24 hours
- Major abdominal trauma or burns
- Significant ascites
- Inadequate ultrasound window (e.g., severe meteorism)
- Hemodynamic instability
- Contraindication to enteral nutrition
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Interventions
Enteral nutrition administered according to routine clinical practice without protocol-driven assignment or modification.
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NCT07352202