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Potential Risk of Malposition of Nasogastric Tube Using Nose-Ear-Xiphoid Measurement

BACKGROUND: Correct placement of nasogastric tubes provide proper functionality and maximize benefit and minimize risk. The Nose-Ear-Xiphoid (NEX) body surface estimate method is a long-lasting technique, and this study was conducted to evaluate the correlation between NEX method and the secure inse...

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Autores principales: Chen, Yen-Chun, Wang, Lien-Yen, Chang, Yu-Jun, Yang, Chao-Pin, Wu, Tsung-Ju, Lin, Fung-Ru, Liu, Sen-Yung, Wei, Ta-Sen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3919749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24520344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088046