Factors Associated With Fluoroscopy‐Guided Placement of Nasoenteral Feeding Tubes

Author(s):  
Weiying Guo ◽  
Ruipeng Zheng ◽  
Suyang Xue ◽  
Bin Lv ◽  
Haifeng Zhang
Author(s):  
Jun Watanabe ◽  
Eiichi Kakehi ◽  
Masaru Okamoto ◽  
Shizukiyo Ishikawa ◽  
Yuki Kataoka

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 (10) ◽  
pp. 1184-1187
Author(s):  
Husam Shadid ◽  
Maureen Keckeisen ◽  
Ali Zarrinpar

Although enteral feeding in critically ill patients has been shown to be beneficial, reliable postpyloric placement of feeding tubes remains a challenge. The standard of care involves blind placement, frequently requiring multiple attempts, and radiographs. To evaluate the effect of electromagnetic-guided bedside placement in reducing time to establishment of feeding, lung placement, use of radiography, and cost, we initiated a prospective trial using electromagnetic-guided bedside placement and compared them to a retrospective cohort. Fifty-three consecutive placements of nasoenteral feeding tubes were made using electromagnetic-guidance on patients requiring enteral nutrition in a surgical intensive care unit at a tertiary care center. Sixty-three placement attempts in the preceding seven months served as controls. There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of age, sex, weight, body mass index, hiatal or ventral hernias, or previous esophageal/gastric operations. The number of radiographs needed per patient, need for fluoroscopy, radiology charge per patient for the tube placement, and time from first attempt at placement to confirmation of postpyloric location were lower for the electromagnetic-guided group. Use of electromagnetic guidance allows reliable and cost-effective postpyloric enteral feeding tube placement compared with blind insertion.


1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 89A ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabry A. Gabriel ◽  
Walter H. Newman

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 8-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelica Lynch ◽  
Cheryl S. Tang ◽  
Luxmana S. Jeganathan ◽  
Jason G. Rockey

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