Abstract:Objective:
To determine the association between human external anthropometry and the in vivo length between the incisor and cardia and develop a new approach for estimating the insertion length of the orogastric tube in adult patients.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among participants from the digestive endoscopy department of a tertiary hospital in China. The in vivo length between the incisor and cardia was measured through a digestive endoscopy examination. External anthropometric data wer… Show more
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