PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Daniel Quandt
AU  - Egil Brøns
AU  - Philipp Meyer Schiffer
AU  - Thomas Schraner
AU  - Hans Ulrich Bucher
AU  - Romaine Arlettaz Mieth
TI  - Improved radiological assessment of neonatal feeding tubes
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301158
DP  - 2013 Jan 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
PG  - F78--F80
VI  - 98
IP  - 1
4099  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/98/1/F78.short
4100  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/98/1/F78.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2013 Jan 01; 98
AB  - Background In about one-fifth of radiographs performed in neonates, no exact gastric feeding tube position can be defined. Objectives To determine whether injection of air via feeding tube before taking radiographs improves radiological assessment of its position. Methods In the study group (n=153), air was injected via gastric feeding tube before taking a radiograph. The tube position on radiographs was compared with a blinded control group (n=381) with no injection of air. Results The definition of exact gastric tube position was possible in 95% of the study group compared with 78% in the control group (p<0.001). Conclusion Injection of air before taking a radiograph significantly improves the definition of exact gastric feeding tube position in neonates.