ReviewCritical care (London, England)2023
Nasogastric tube insertion length measurement and tip verification in adults: a narrative review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Feasibility of a low-cost magnet tracking device in confirming nasogastric tube placement at point of care, a clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Radiological Confirmation of Enteral Feeding Tube Placement Before Initiating Enteral Nutrition: A Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Risk factors for postoperative pneumonia following intracranial aneurysm surgery: a propensity score matching analysis.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2026Article
- Accuracy of Bedside Methods for Preliminary Nasoenteric Tube Tip Localization in Intensive Care: A Prospective Diagnostic Study.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
- Bedside Ultrasonography-Guided Nasogastric Tube Placement: Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A rabbit model of clinically relevant mucosal injury induced by nasogastric tube intubation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A structured clinical nutrition pathway for enteral nutrition management in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage: a non-randomized controlled study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Feasibility of Home-Based Electromagnetic Navigation-Guided Nasojejunal Tube Placement in a High-Risk Bedridden Elderly: A Case Report.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- Bridging the gap in pediatric nutrition: a narrative review of nutritional support strategies and their impact on child health inequalities.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Electromagnetic-Guided Nasogastric Tube Insertion by Nurses: A Multicenter Non-Inferiority Study.Annals of nutrition & metabolism · 2026Article
- A Potentially Lethal Course of a Nasogastric Tube: Case Report.Annals of cardiac anaesthesia · 2026Article
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- An alternative method to differentiate pleural effusion after leakage of artificial enteral nutrition formula.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2025Article
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- Complicated placement of a nasogastric tube in the gastric mucosa: A case report and literature review.Nursing in critical care · 2025Review
- Application of Gastric Tube Decompression for Rapid Tip Positioning in Bedside Blind Insertion of Nasoenteric Tubes.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Less is More: Nasogastric Tube Perforation in a Patient With Prior Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2025Article
- Verification of Nasogastric Tube Positioning Using Ultrasound by an Intensive Care Nurse: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Enhancing drug administration flexibility: evaluation of pharmacokinetic properties of tegoprazan orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) administered via nasogastric tube or oral dosing.Translational and clinical pharmacology · 2024Article
- Enhancing nasogastric tube insertion skill performance by using updated checklist among nursing students.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Nasogastric feeding tube insertion is a common but invasive procedure most often blindly placed by nurses in acute and chronic care settings. Although usually not harmful, serious and fatal complications with misplacement still occur and variation in practice still exists. These tubes can be used for drainage or administration of fluids, drugs and/or enteral feeding. During blind insertion, it is important to achieve correct tip position of the tube ideally reaching the body of the stomach. If the insertion length is too short, the tip and/or distal side-openings at the end of the tube can be located in the esophagus increasing the risk of aspiration (pneumonia). Conversely, when the insertion length is too long, the tube might kink in the stomach, curl upwards into the esophagus or enter the duodenum. Studies have demonstrated that the most frequently used technique to determine insertion length (the nose-earlobe-xiphoid method) is too short a distance; new safer methods should be used and further more robust evidence is needed. After blind placement, verifying correct gastric tip positioning is of major importance to avoid serious and sometimes lethal complications.
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