Open AccessBedside ultrasonography for the confirmation of gastric tube placement in the neonate
Author(s) -
Yunus Oktay Atalay,
Ahmet Veysel Polat,
Elif Özkan,
Leman Tomak,
Canan Aygün,
Joseph D. Tobias
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_413_18
Subject(s) - medicine , radiography , gold standard (test) , gestational age , neonatal intensive care unit , ultrasonography , radiation exposure , radiology , cohort , feeding tube , conventional radiography , pediatrics , surgery , nuclear medicine , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Naso/Orogastric tube (NOGT) misplacement can lead to significant complications. Therefore, the assessment of tube position is essential to ensure patient safety. Although radiography is considered the gold standard for determining NOGT location, new methods may be helpful in reducing repetitive radiation exposure, especially for neonates. In this study, we sought to investigate if bedside ultrasonography (BUSG) can be used to verify NOGT placement in neonatal intensive care patients.