Gastric pH in Intubated Children

Preoperative Fasting Clinical Trial

Official title: Untersuchung Des Magen-pH in Intubationsanästhesie Bei Kindern

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Fasting (according to ASA, ESA or institutional guidelines) is an important strategy to minimize the risk of regurgitation, vomiting and pulmonary aspiration during general anaesthesia; the effect of fasting time for clear fluid on gastric pH in children is goal of this study and can be investigated in children undergoing elective procedures in intubation anaesthesia without inconvenience or additional invasive procedure and hence without additional risk

Hypotheses: Gastric pH is higher in children that drink until 1 hour before anaesthesia induction than in those that drink until 2 hours before anaesthesia induction

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Preoperative Fasting

• NCT number: NCT01516775
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University Children's Hospital, Zurich
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2012
• Completion date: September 2012