Open AccessComparison of four techniques of nasogastric tube insertion in anaesthetised, intubated patients: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Mohanchandra Mandal,
Sujata Dolai,
Santanu Ghosh,
Pallab Kumar Mistri,
Rita Roy,
Sekhar Ranjan Basu,
Sushmita Das
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.147157
Subject(s) - medicine , insertion time , adverse effect , anesthesia , surgery , intubation , randomized controlled trial , airway
Insertion of nasogastric tubes (NGTs) in anaesthetised, intubated patients with a conventional method is sometimes difficult. Different techniques of NGT insertion have been tried with varying degree of success. The aim of this prospective, randomised, open-label study was to evaluate three modified techniques of NGT insertion comparing with the conventional method in respect of success rate, time taken for insertion and the adverse events.