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From: Point-of-care ultrasound defines gastric content in elective surgical patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study

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Sonographic image of the gastric antrum in the semi-recumbent position. Ultrasound examinations were conducted with a low-frequency curvilinear array probe from a Philips (CX50), showing an empty gastric antrum (a), liquid (b) and semi-solid (c) food in the gastric antrum. A sagittal cross-section of the antrum in a plane, including the left lobe of the liver anteriorly, the pancreas and aorta posteriorly was acquired. A, antrum; L, liver; P, pancreas; SA, splenic artery; SV, splenic vein; Ao, aorta; SMV, superior mesenteric vein

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