Emergency Nursing Resource: Gastric Tube Placement Verification

• Published in: Journal of emergency nursing Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 357 - 362
• Main Authors: Proehl, Jean A., Heaton, Karen, Naccarato, Mary Kathryn, Crowley, Melanie A., Storer, Andrew, Moretz, Jason D., Li, Suling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.07.2011; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Auscultation - methods; Capnography - methods; Emergency medical care; Emergency Nursing - methods; Emergency services; Equipment Failure; Evidence-based medicine; Hospitals; Humans; Information sharing; Intubation, Gastrointestinal - instrumentation; Intubation, Gastrointestinal - methods; Magnetics; Medical procedures; Nursing education; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality of life; Transillumination - methods; Ultrasonography - methods
• ISSN: 0099-1767; 1527-2966; 1527-2966
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2011.04.011

[...]variations in practice, which take into account the needs of the individual patient and the resources and limitations unique to the institution, may warrant approaches, treatments and/or procedures that differ from the recommendations outlined in the ENRs. [...]these recommendations should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of management, treatment or care, nor does the use of such recommendations guarantee a particular outcome. [...]small bore GTs, also known as feeding tubes, remain in place for a longer period of time and are reserved for the instillation of enteral nutrition, liquids and medications. [...]large bore GTs, not feeding tubes, are typically inserted in the emergency department.