Consumption of a 12.5% carbohydrate after 8 h of fasting does not delay gastric emptying in healthy volunteers: a single-blind, randomized, non-inferiority tria... (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveTo evaluate the gastric safety, metabolic effects, and subjective comfort of consuming a 12.5% carbohydrate beverage 2 h before surgery in healthy volunteers after prolonged fasting, using point-of-care gastric ultrasound.MethodsThis single-center, randomized, controlled, single-blind, non-inferiority trial assigned 66 healthy volunteers 1:1 to an experimental group (≤400 mL of the beverage after 8 h of fasting) or a control group (continued fasting). The primary outcome was the antr...