Indicators of postpyloric feeding tube placement in children

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2962-2966

  Gharpure, Varsha ^a   Meert, Kathleen L ^a,c   Sarnaik, Ashok P ^a   Metheny, Norma A ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Child; Critical care; Enteral nutrition; Gastrointestinal intubation; Hydrogen ion concentration; Indicators and reagents; Pepsin; Pylorus; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; INDICATOR; PEPSIN A; TRYPSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COLOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENTERIC FEEDING; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SECRETION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBE FEEDING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033847916     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200008000-00046     Document Type: Article

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