Facilitation of NGT Insertion

Mansoura University150 enrolled

Overview

Insertion of a nasogastric tube (NGT) in anesthetized patients can be a disappointing experience. Many techniques have been explained to improve success rate along with increasing safety, such as forward displacement of the larynx, tube rigidity improvement methods, pushing it down directly through pharynx or using a guide tube. Failure of insertion under general anesthesia reached 50% in some publications

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Nasogasrtic Tube Insertion

Interventions

Digital facilitationPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all surgicl patients needing NGT insertion Exclusion Criteria: * refusal coagulopathy ASA more than 2

Locations (1)

Mansoura university

Al Mansurah, Dkahleya, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

NGT insertion success rate

Time frame: intraoperative

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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