Comparing methods of determining insertion length for placing gastric tubes in children 1 month to 17 years of age

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-32

  Ellett, Marsha L Cirgin ^a   Cohen, Mervyn D ^b   Perkins, Susan M ^c   Croffie, Joseph M B ^c   Lane, Kathleen A ^c   Austin, Joan K ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Riley Hospital   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Enteral feeding; Feeding tube

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE;

EID: 84155179041     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2011.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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