The feasibility of electromagnetic sensing aided post pyloric feeding tube placement (CORTRAK) in patients with thrombocytopenia with or without anticoagulation on the intensive care unit.

Stephanie Susanne StecherMichaela BarnikelHeidrun DrolleAlexandra PawlikowskiJohanna TischerTobias WeigleinAnnabel AligSofia Anton Hans Joachim StemmlerAlessia Fraccaroli

Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2021)

Performed by an experienced operator, CEAS is a simple, rapidly available, and effective bedside tool for safely placing PP feeding tubes for EN in patients with thrombocytopenia, even when showing an otherwise-caused coagulopathy in the ICU. Higher-grade bleeding complications were not observed despite their obvious correlation to thrombocytopenia. A prospective study is in preparation.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
intensive care unit
venous thromboembolism
high frequency
risk factors
molecularly imprinted
mechanical ventilation
ultrasound guided
mass spectrometry