Ultrasonography for confirmation of gastric tube placement.

CONCLUSIONS: Of 10 studies that assessed the diagnostic accuracy of gastric tube placement, few studies had a low risk of bias. Based on limited evidence, ultrasound does not have sufficient accuracy as a single test to confirm gastric tube placement. However, in settings where X-ray is not readily available, ultrasound may be useful to detect misplaced gastric tubes. Larger studies are needed to determine the possibility of adverse events when ultrasound is used to confirm tube placement. PMID: 28414415 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28414415?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - April 17, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tsujimoto H, Tsujimoto Y, Nakata Y, Akazawa M, Kataoka Y Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research