Poster Presentation: Gastric Antrum POCUS Preanesthetic Assessment in Upper Endoscopy Patients on GLP-1 Agonists to Prevent Pulmonary Aspiration

Availability

On-Demand

Expires on 02/20/2025

Cost

$0.00

Credit Offered

0.25 Class A Credit

Patients on GLP-1 agonists or with gastroparesis often present for upper endoscopy procedures with a full stomach despite fasting, increasing the risk of pulmonary aspiration. This course addresses the challenges of traditional preanesthetic assessments, which rely on fasting times and patient reports, and introduces gastric antrum point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as a crucial tool for identifying a full stomach.

Participants will learn how incorporating gastric antrum POCUS into the preanesthetic assessment can lead to safer and more efficient airway management strategies, particularly for high-risk patients with gastroparesis. This course emphasizes the importance of using this technique to improve patient safety in upper endoscopy procedures.

Learning Outcomes:

Describe how various factors such as GLP-1 agonist medication use can lead to fasted patients presenting for procedures in endoscopy with a full stomach.
Identify the need for gastric antrum POCUS scanning prior to upper endoscopy procedures as part of a routine preanesthetic assessment.

This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 0.25 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1044780; Expiration Date 2/20/2025.

Sarah Spencer, BSN, RN
Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN

Accreditation Information:
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

AANA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #10862.

Disclosure Statement:
Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Post-Test Attempt Notice:
A minimum passing score of 80% is required to pass this course. You have TWO opportunities to achieve a passing score. If you fail to achieve a passing score of 80%, you will not receive CE credit for this course.

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Continuing education activities are nonrefundable.