The purpose of this study is to determine if ultrasound (US), when used by the clinician, can determine the presence of nasogastric tube (NGT) in the stomach of patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Currently, the standard of care is to routinely obtain an X-ray (XR) after every nasogastric tube (NGT) placement in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). After obtaining informed consent and the child's assent, a short (less than 10 minutes) ultrasound (US) scan of the abdomen within 2 hours of the routine XR.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
A short (less than 10 minutes) ultrasound (US) scan of the abdomen within 2 hours of the routine X-ray (XR). The performer will be a physician who received a focused training on relevant US views, blinded to the XR image and report.
Correct placement of NG tube
The operational definition will be the number of correct identification of NG tube position using ultrasound, as compared to the official X-ray read.
Time frame: Up to 10 minutes
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