Pre-anaesthetic sonographic assessment of gastric antrum in parturient scheduled for elective caesarean section - A prospective cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Point-of-care ultrasonography (USG) of the gastric antrum can help to evaluate the aspiration risk and improve the safety of anaesthesia. The aim was to assess the gastric antrum in term parturients scheduled for elective caesarean section using bedside USG.

Methods: After obtaining institutional ethics committee approval and written informed consent, 250 term parturients (≥36 weeks gestational age) with body mass index 18.