A prospective observational study of pH testing to confirm ongoing nasogastric tube position.
Kate GlenChristine Elizabeth WeekesMerrilyn BanksIsmail ArbiMary Hannan-JonesPublished in: Journal of clinical nursing (2024)
Caution should be used when confirming ongoing NGT position with a pH test. Future guidelines should balance the risk of using a displaced tube with potential delays to nutrition and/or medication. More research is needed to explore alternative methods of ongoing NGT position testing.