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Performance of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Confirming Feeding Tube Placement in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Background: A feeding tube (FT) is routinely placed in critically ill patients, and its correct placement is confirmed with a chest X-ray (CXR), which is considered the gold standard. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography (USG) in verifying FT placement compared to a CXR in...

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Autores principales: Ragunathan, Thanalachumy, Teo, Rufinah, Mohamad Yusof, Aliza, Mohamad Mahdi, Siti Nidzwani, Izaham, Azarinah, Liu, Chian Yong, Budiman, Maryam, Sayed Masri, Syarifah Noor Nazihah, Abdul Rahman, Raha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10453280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37627936
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13162679