Ultrasound-Guided Postpyloric Feeding Tube Placement in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients*

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of ultrasound-guided postpyloric feeding tube placement in critically ill children. DESIGN: Single-center retrospective observational study. SETTING: PICU of tertiary children’s hospital. PATIENTS: Children under the age of 16 who underwent postpyloric feeding tube placement in our PICU between September 2017 and August 2019. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: A total of 115 patients were included in this study: 30 patients underwent ultrasound-guided postpyloric feeding tube placement and 85 patients underwent blind postpyloric feeding tube placement; the insertion attempts were 32 and 93, respectively. There were no significant differences in patient demographics between the ultrasound-guided group and the blind group. The first-pass success rate of the ultrasound-guided group was higher than that of the blind group (94% [30/32] vs 57% [53/93]; p
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Online Brief Report Source Type: research