Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Confirming Correct Positioning of Nasogastric Tube in the Intensive Care Setting

Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nasogastric Tube Placement; Ultrasonography; Accuracy; Critical Care, Intensive Care

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: ultrasonography to confirm the correct placement of a nasogastric tube in the stomach

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06693219

2018-00036

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of the study was to test whether a sonographic examination instead of an X-ray allows the position of a tube in the stomach to be checked.

Participants were patients admitted at an intensive care unit who required a nasogastric tube for several reasons (for example nutrition). After obtaining an informed consent from the patient or the family, the researchers checked the position of the tube with ultrasound and compared it with the gold standard, which is radiography. Data analysis allowed the concordance between the two tests to be analyzed.

Enrollment: 182 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age ≥ 18 years
• an already inserted nasogastric tube or required nasogastric tube insertion
• no contraindication for chest or abdominal X-ray
• no contraindication for neck and upper abdominal ultrasonography

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy
• basal skull fractures
• facial fractures
• previous or recent surgery of the neck, esophagus or stomach

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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182 participants in 1 patient group

Study population

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: ultrasonography to confirm the correct placement of a nasogastric tube in the stomach