Capnometry vs pH testing in nasogastric tube placement

Gastrointestinal Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 30-33

  Miller, Shelley L ^a  

^a Instructor Francis Tuttle Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Capnometry; Carbon dioxide detectors; Nasogastric tube; pH testing; Placement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952839878     PISSN: 14795248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/gasn.2011.9.2.30     Document Type: Article

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