Development and validation of ester impregnated pH strips for locating nasogastric feeding tubes in the stomach—a multicentre prospective diagnostic performance study

BACKGROUND: NG (nasogastric) tubes are used worldwide as a means to provide enteral nutrition. Testing the pH of tube aspirates prior to feeding is commonly used to verify tube location before feeding or medication. A pH at or lower than 5.5 was taken as evidence for stomach intubation. However, the...

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Autores principales: Ni, Melody, Adam, Mina E., Akbar, Fatima, Huddy, Jeremy R., Borsci, Simone, Buckle, Peter, Rubulotta, Francesca, Carr, Reuben, Fotheringham, Ian, Wilson, Claire, Tsang, Matthew, Harding, Susan, White, Nichola, Hanna, George B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8670038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34903303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41512-021-00111-9

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