Is fasting a necessary preparation for abdominal ultrasound?

doi:10.1186/1471-2342-3-1

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Research article

Is fasting a necessary preparation for abdominal ultrasound?

Tariq Sinan¹ , Hans Leven² and Mehraj Sheikh¹

¹Department of Radiology Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait

²Department of Radiology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

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BMC Medical Imaging 2003, 3:1doi:10.1186/1471-2342-3-1


Published:	22 July 2003

Abstract

Objective

To study the effect of fasting on the technical success of abdominal ultrasound examination.

Methods

In a randomized, prospective study, 150 patients for abdominal ultrasound were divided into two groups of 75 patients each with instructions to fast for six hours or have normal breakfast respectively.

Result

The technical success of the abdominal ultrasound performed by radiologists blinded to the instruction did not differ significantly between the groups.

Conclusion

It appears that routine fasting before abdominal ultrasound is not necessary.