Ultrasound vs Chest X-ray for NG Tube Placement in ICU

Tepecik Training and Research Hospital

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Intensive Care (ICU)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07376083

2025/11-04

Details and patient eligibility

About

his study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of bedside gastric ultrasonography for confirmation of nasogastric tube placement in intensive care unit patients, using chest radiography as the reference standard. Sensitivity and specificity of bedside ultrasonography will be calculated to assess its performance in this clinical setting.

Enrollment: 170 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age ≥ 18 years

Clinical indication for nasogastric tube placement

Written informed consent obtained from the patient or a legally authorized representative

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal to participate in the study

Age < 18 years

Pregnancy

Contraindications to nasogastric tube placement, including:

Facial trauma

Basilar skull fracture

Esophageal obstruction

Recent upper gastrointestinal surgery

Presence of wounds, burns, or surgical dressings in the epigastric region that preclude adequate ultrasonographic evaluation