The incidence of intraoperative gastric tube malposition verified by Point of Care Ultrasound.

CONCLUSIONS: In summary, we demonstrate that the incidence of malposition of blindly gastric tubes was 14%. Given the attendant risks of malpositioned gastric tubes, this data should inform decision algorithms for the blind placement of gastric tubes. PMID: 31124621 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Anestesiologica - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Minerva Anestesiol Source Type: research