In these patients, the placing of nasogastric tubes is often difficult or impossible. This study evaluated the efficiency and tolerability of a previously described new method for tube placing, which ...

Introduction Nasogastric (NG) tube feeding is an important component ... If confirmation of safe NG tube placement requires a chest x-ray (CXR), this must be interpreted by competent staff. This study ...

Harris, K.M., Lambie, H. and Tolan, D.J.M. ( 2016) Radiographer Workforce role expansion to improve patient safety related to nasogastric tube placement for feeding in adults, Clinical Radiology,72, ...

Clinical signs for nasogastric tube (NGT) malpositioning include coughing, respiratory distress or tachypnoea. Checking nasogastric (NG) aspirate pH is the first-line method of confirming NGT position ...

A nasogastric (NG) tube is a thin ... When they do this short procedure, they: Inserting the tube into the wrong place is a risk of NG tube placement. That's why it's important to be sure the end of ...

Orogastric and nasogastric tubes are used for both decompression ... derived evidence to guide the performance of gastric tube placement and care in neonates. Much of current practice has been ...

A man in his 70s, admitted to intensive care unit following an out of hospital cardiac arrest, had a nasogastric (NG) tube inserted on admission. Correct placement of the NG tube had been confirmed ...