Use of pH reagent strips to verify gastric tube placement in newborns.

CONCLUSION: The pH test performed with reagent strips is sensitive to identify the correct placement of the gastric tube, so it can be used as an adjuvant technique in the evaluation of the gastric tube placement. In interpreting the results, pH ≤5.5 points to correct placement and values > 5.5 require radiological confirmation.
PMID: 31826168 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem - December 12, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Dias FSB, Almeida BP, Alvares BR, Jales RM, Caldas JPS, Carmona EV Tags: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Source Type: research