Point-of-care ultrasonography to predict fluid responsiveness in children

A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed June 2023 by Dr Justin Skowno

All anaesthetists have given many fluid boluses, mostly to try and help their patients. Unfortunately, knowing whether that bolus actually achieved the goal you had hoped for is rather harder than it...

Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Fluid Volume in Children Scheduled for Elective Surgery After Clear Fluid Fasting for 1 Versus 2 Hours

A Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesthesia Analgesia

Reviewed July 2023 by Dr David Stoeter

This small randomized single-blinded controlled trial is the second such trial comparing gastric fluid volumes after a 1-hour versus a 2-hour clear fluid fast in children undergoing general...

Determining residual gastric volume in healthy children using ultrasound

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Reviewed September 2023 by Dr Marlene Johnson

Summary This Canadian study was a prospective, observational study of 33 healthy volunteers aged between 2-14. It examined residual gastric volume using ultrasound, after patients were given 250mL...

Assessing the utility of ultrasound guided vascular access placement with longer catheters in critically ill pediatric patients

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed August 2023 by Dr K C Law

Summary This is a retrospective single-center cohort study looking at using ultrasound to place longer length peripheral intravenous cannulae to prolong its indwelling life-span and use, increase...

The accuracy of the ultrasound measured transverse cricoid diameter and the epiphyseal transverse diameter of the distal radius in predicting the pediatric endotracheal tube size

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed May 2024 by Dr Sorcha Evans

This single centre prospective randomised study in Egypt looked at the use of USS measurements of the transverse cricoid distance (TCD) and the epiphyseal diameter of the distal radius to predict the...

The relationship between gastric ultrasound findings and endoscopically aspirated volume in infants and determining the antral cutoff value for empty stomach diagnosis

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed August 2024 by Dr Aisling Gormley

This single centre, prospective observational study, performed in a paediatric endoscopy unit between November 2021 and June 2022 examines the relationship between ultrasound measured gastric antrum...

An observational study of gastric contents in pediatric patients with long bone fracture using gastric ultrasound

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed November 2024 by Dr Su May Koh

This prospective observational study involved 200 paediatric surgical patients and assessed the reliability of fasting with ultrasound (US) imaging and suction in paediatric patients presenting for...

Analgesic efficacy and safety of erector spinae plane block in pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery

A systematic review and Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Reviewed March 2025 by Dr Matt Hart

Summary This systematic review and meta-analysis compared analgesic efficacy and safety between erector spinae plane block (ESPB) and controls in paediatric surgical patients. The primary outcome...