Feeding tube verification procedures: optimal timing and guidelines
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Record ID 32011000998
English
Authors' recommendations:
The evidence included in this review does not suggest that available tube verification methods can fully replace radiographic assessment. There is suggestive but not conclusive evidence that a combination of bed-side verification methods would be sufficient to confirm the absence of tube misplacement after initial installation. Identified literature did not provide evidence on timing of verification for feeding tubes.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/htis/feb-2011/L0242_-_Feeding_tube_verification_final.pdf
Year Published:
2011
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Intubation, Gastrointestinal
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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