Feeding tube placement: auscultatory method and x-ray agreement

Objective: to evaluate the correlation between the auscultation test and X-ray when detecting the position of an enteral feeding tube. Methods: cross-sectional study in an intensive care unit in southern Brazil, in 2011. Clinical nurse and nurse researcher performed auscultation test recording th...

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Main Authors: Mariur Gomes Beghetto, Franciele Anziliero, Dória Migotto Leães, Elza Daniel de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Series:Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472015000400098&lng=en&tlng=en