Confirmation of nasogastric tube position by pH testing

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 371-375

  Taylor, Stephen J ^a   Clemente, R ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auscultation; Colour deficit; Enteral nutrition; H2 blockers; Litmus; Nasogastric tube; pH; Proton pump inhibitors

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LANSOPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE;

ACCURACY; ACIDITY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NOSE FEEDING; PH MEASUREMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOMACH PH; SWALLOWING;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; PROTON PUMPS; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 25844514178     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2005.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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