Development of a clinical practice guideline for testing Nasogastric Tube Placement
PURPOSE: A Perth metropolitan hospital group standardized changes to nasogastric tube placement, including removal of the "whoosh test" and litmus paper and introduction of pH testing. DESIGN AND METHODS: Two audits were conducted: bedside data collection at a pediatric hospital and a poin...
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| description | PURPOSE: A Perth metropolitan hospital group standardized changes to nasogastric tube placement, including removal of the "whoosh test" and litmus paper and introduction of pH testing. DESIGN AND METHODS: Two audits were conducted: bedside data collection at a pediatric hospital and a point-prevalence audit across seven hospitals. RESULTS: Aspirate was obtained for 97% of all tests and pH was < or = 5.5 for 84%, validating the practice changes. However, patients on continuous feeds and/or receiving acid-inhibiting medications had multiple pH testing fails. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Nasogastric tube placement continues to present a challenge for those high-risk patients on continuous feeds and/or receiving acid-inhibiting medications. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-140492017-09-13T15:54:09Z Development of a clinical practice guideline for testing Nasogastric Tube Placement Peter, S. Gill, Fenella pH aspirate children nasogastric tube testing PURPOSE: A Perth metropolitan hospital group standardized changes to nasogastric tube placement, including removal of the "whoosh test" and litmus paper and introduction of pH testing. DESIGN AND METHODS: Two audits were conducted: bedside data collection at a pediatric hospital and a point-prevalence audit across seven hospitals. RESULTS: Aspirate was obtained for 97% of all tests and pH was < or = 5.5 for 84%, validating the practice changes. However, patients on continuous feeds and/or receiving acid-inhibiting medications had multiple pH testing fails. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Nasogastric tube placement continues to present a challenge for those high-risk patients on continuous feeds and/or receiving acid-inhibiting medications. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14049 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2008.00161.x Wiley Periodicals unknown |
| spellingShingle | pH aspirate children nasogastric tube testing Peter, S. Gill, Fenella Development of a clinical practice guideline for testing Nasogastric Tube Placement |
| title | Development of a clinical practice guideline for testing Nasogastric Tube Placement |
| title_full | Development of a clinical practice guideline for testing Nasogastric Tube Placement |
| title_fullStr | Development of a clinical practice guideline for testing Nasogastric Tube Placement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a clinical practice guideline for testing Nasogastric Tube Placement |
| title_short | Development of a clinical practice guideline for testing Nasogastric Tube Placement |
| title_sort | development of a clinical practice guideline for testing nasogastric tube placement |
| topic | pH aspirate children nasogastric tube testing |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14049 |