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The comparison of capnography and epigastric auscultation to assess the accuracy of nasogastric tube placement in intensive care unit patients

BACKGROUND: Placement of nasogastric (NG) tubes is a common procedure for patients especially in intensive care units (ICUs). Thus, it is important to determine the correct placement of the tube to prevent misplacement in the airways. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to compare the epigastric...

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Autores principales: Heidarzadi, Elahe, Jalali, Rostam, Hemmatpoor, Behzad, Salari, Nader
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7306926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32571235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-020-01353-5

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