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Table 3 Clinical and gastric ultrasound assessment results and anesthetic decision-making plan changes

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Routine point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) assessment of gastric antral content in traumatic emergency surgical patients for prevention of aspiration pneumonitis: an observational clinical trial

Patient number

Fasting duration/type of food intake

Anesthetic plan after clinical assessment

Gastric ultrasound

Anesthetic management after gastric ultrasound

Type of content

Perlas grade

Conclusion

1

4 h/bread and cheese

ETT: RSI

solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

2

2 h/coffee

ETT: RSI

Empty

0

Empty

ETT: SI

3

6 h/banana

ETT:SI

Empty

0

Empty

ETT: SI

4

7 h/bread and cheese

ETT: SI

solid

–

Full

ETT: RSI

5

4 h/water

ETT: SI

Empty

0

Empty

ETT: SI

6

3 h/water

ETT: SI

Empty

0

Empty

ETT: SI

7

6 h/tea and biscuit

LMA

Empty

0

Empty

LMA

8

5 h/ vegetable soap

ETT:RSI

Empty

0

Empty

LMA

9

4 h/cheese sandwich with tea

ETT: RSI

solid

–

Full

ETT: RSI

10

2 h/water

ETT: SI

Empty

0

Empty

ETT: SI

11

2 h/coffee with milk

ETT: RSI

CF

II

Full

ETT: RSI

12

4 h/clear juice

ETT:SI

CF

1

Empty

ETT: SI

13

3 h/vegetable soap

ETT: RSI

Solid

–

Full

ETT: RSI

14

4 h/tea and water

ETT: SI

CF

I

Empty

ETT: SI

15

4 h/potato chips

ETT: RSI

solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

16

3 h/bread and cheese with tea

ETT:RSI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

17

2 h/coffee and water

ETT:RSI

CF

II

Full

ETT:RSI

18

5 h/banana

ETT:RSI

Solid

–

Full

RSI

19

8 h/two meat sandwiches

ETT:SI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

20

8 h/mesh potato with rice

ETT:SI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

21

3 h/two cheese sandwiches and tea

Delay for 3 h

Solid

–

Full

Delay for 3 h

22

3 h/ bread and cheese

Delay for 3 h

Solid

–

Full

Delay for 3 h

23

6 h/ vegetable soap

ETT:SI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

24

4 h/cheese sandwich with tea

ETT:RSI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

25

2 h/water

ETT:SI

CF

II

Full

ETT:RSI

26

3 h/coffee with milk

Delay for 1 h

CF

II

Full

Delay for 1 h

27

3 h/clear juice

spinal

CF

II

Full

spinal

28

6 h/ vegetable soap

ETT:SI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

29

4 h/tea and water

ETT:SI

CF

II

Full

Delay for 2 h

30

4 h/potato chips

ETT:RSI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

31

5 h/ fried chicken

ETT:RSI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

32

4 h/ cheese sandwich

Delay for 2 h

Solid

–

Full

Delay for 2 h

33

9 h/ fatty meal

ETT:SI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

34

8 h/ meat and rice

ETT:SI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

35

8 h/ chicken

ETT:SI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

36

5 h/ rice and meat

ETT:RSI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

37

5 h/ fruits

ETT:RSI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

38

3 h/ meat

spinal

Solid

–

Full

spinal

39

3 h/ meat sandwich

ETT:RSI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

40

4 h/ pizza

Spinal

Solid

–

Full

spinal

41

9 h/ meat

ETT:SI

Empty

0

Empty

ETT:SI

42

8 h/ meat and potato

ETT:SI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

43

9 h/ rice with chicken

ETT:SI

Solid

–

Full

ETT:RSI

44

6 h/ fatty meal

Delay for 2 h

Solid

–

Full

Delay for 2 h

45

4 h/ 2 cheese sandwiches

Delay for 2 h

Solid

–

Full

Delay for 2 h

  1. CF clear fluid, ETT:RSI Endotracheal intubation–rapid sequence induction, ETT:SI Endotracheal intubation–smooth induction, LMA Laryngeal mask airway