Open AccessThe incidence of intraoperative gastric tube malposition verified by Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Luis Tollinche,
Duan Li,
Lucia Salamanca-Cardona,
Kay See Tan,
David C. O'Connor,
Howard Teng,
Gloria Yang,
Michael J. Long,
Cindy Yeoh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
minerva anestesiologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.558
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1827-1596
pISSN - 0375-9393
DOI - 10.23736/s0375-9393.19.13530-4
Subject(s) - medicine , palpation , incidence (geometry) , surgery , auscultation , decompression , anesthesia , pulmonary aspiration , observational study , radiology , physics , optics
Over a million gastric tubes are placed yearly for varying medical reasons including gastric decompression. In the operating room (OR), this is performed blindly, and position is confirmed by auscultation, aspiration, or palpation by a surgeon. Despite the known risks of malpositioned gastric tubes, there is limited data in anesthesia literature about the incidence of intraoperative malpositioned gastric tubes. In this study, we use Point-of-Care ultrasonography (POCUS) to confirm gastric tube placement in the OR.