The effectiveness of ultrasonography in verifying the placement of a nasogastric tube in patients with low consciousness at an emergency center

BACKGROUND: This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of using auscultation, pH measurements of gastric aspirates, and ultrasonography as physical examination methods to verify nasogastric tube(NGT) placement in emergency room patients with low consciousness who require NGT insertion. MET...

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Autores principales: Kim, Hyung Min, So, Byung Hak, Jeong, Won Jung, Choi, Se Min, Park, Kyu Nam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3477076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22691418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-20-38

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3477076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22691418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-20-38

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