Predicting the insertion length for gastric tube placement in neonates

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 412-421

  Cirgin Ellett, Marsha L ^a   Cohen, Mervyn D ^b   Perkins, Susan M ^c   Smith, Coral E ^a   Lane, Kathleen A ^c   Austin, Joan K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteral feeding; Feeding tube; Nasogastric tube; Neonates; Premature infants; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960563605     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01255.x     Document Type: Article

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