Abstract:Objective To explore the feasibility of shortening the no drinking time before gastroscopy to 2 h.Method 240 volunteers were randomly divided into drinking group (drinking no more than 1 000 mL 2 h before the gastroscopy) and no-drinking group (don’t drink anything more than 8 h), the drinking group underwent abdominal color Doppler ultrasonography to confirm gastric emptying and then underwent painless gastroscopy, and the no-drinking group underwent painless gastroscopy directly. The gastroscopy completion rate, aspiration rate, examination time and visual field clarity were compared between the two groups.Results Both groups of patients successfully completed the examination, and no vomiting or aspiration occurred during the examination. The color Doppler ultrasonography of the abdomen before gastroscopy in the drinking group confirmed that the stomachs of all patients had been emptied. The average examination time of the two groups of patients was (204.7±31.2) and (201.4±25.9) s, and the visual field clarity above grade B was 96.7% (116/120) and 97.5% (117/120), respectively, and the difference was not statistically significant.Conclusion On the premise that the drinking water is less than 1 000 mL, for patients with no gastrointestinal emptying disorder, 2 h of no drinking will not increase the probability of aspiration, and will not affect the clarity of the visual field during the inspection, and it will not reduce the efficiency of gastroscopy. It is security and feasibility.