Modified gastric biopsy forceps as a flexible stylet-assisted nasogastrictube insertion in anesthetized and intubated patients: a prospective randomized controlled study
Abstract:Background
Insertion of a nasogastric tube in an anesthetized intubated patient may be difficult. A nasogastric tube is prone to coil and kink during insertion. We hypothesize that gastric biopsy forceps can be used as a flexible stylet-assisted nasogastric tube insertion. It can improve the first-attempt success rate over the conventional blind technique during nasogastric tube insertion in the anesthetized intubated patient.
Methods
Eighty adult patients who required intraoperative nasogastric tube inserti… Show more
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