Assessment of Prokinetic Effects of Erythromycin in Emergency Patients With a Full Stomach

The aims of the study is to assess whether the intravenous infusion of 3 mg/kg erythromycin has a significant gastrokinetic effect leading to empty the stomach in less than 90 minutes in non-fasting patients undergoing emergency trauma surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Emergency surgery for trauma
• ASA 1 and 2 patients
• Full stomach (antral area > 550 mm²)
• Adult patients

Exclusion Criteria:

• No contraindication to erythromycin
• Extreme emergency surgery (time frame < 90 min between arrival in the service and the start of the surgery)
• gastroparesis or pathology associated with gastroparesis