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- The study evaluated gastric residual volume (GRV) in ICU patients receiving enteral nutrition, using a miniaturized ultrasound device to determine its feasibility and variations over time.
- The research involved 217 ultrasound examinations across 18 patients, showing that GRV could be effectively measured without interrupting clinical care or nutrition.
- Findings indicated that GRV was larger with certain bowel sounds and nutritional products, suggesting that ongoing ultrasound measurements may enhance enteral nutrition management in ICUs.
Article Abstract
Background: To assess the risk of aspiration, nutrient tolerance, and gastric emptying of patients in ICUs, gastric ultrasound can provide information about the gastric contents. Using established formulas, the gastric residual volume (GRV) can be calculated in a standardized way by measuring the gastric antrum. The purpose of this study was to determine the GRV in a cohort of enterally fed patients using a miniaturized ultrasound device to achieve knowledge about feasibility and the GRV over time during the ICU stay. The findings could contribute to the optimization of enteral nutrition (EN) therapy.
Methods: A total of 217 ultrasound examinations with 3 measurements each (651 measurements in total) were performed twice daily (morning and evening) in a longitudinal observational study on 18 patients with EN in the interdisciplinary surgical ICU of Saarland University Medical Center. The measured values of the GRV were analyzed in relation to the clinical course, the nutrition, and other parameters.
Results: Measurements could be performed without interrupting the flow of clinical care and without pausing EN. The GRV was significantly larger with sparsely auscultated bowel sounds than with normal and excited bowel sounds ( < 0.01). Furthermore, a significantly larger GRV was present when using a high-caloric/low-protein nutritional product compared to an isocaloric product ( = 0.02). The GRV at the morning and evening measurements showed no circadian rhythm. When comparing the first and last ultrasound examination of each patient, there was a tendency towards an increased GRV ( = 0.07).
Conclusion: The GRV measured by miniaturized ultrasound devices can provide important information about ICU patients without restricting treatment procedures in the ICU. Measurements are possible while EN therapy is ongoing. Further studies are needed to establish gastric ultrasound as a management tool in nutrition therapy.
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