Ultrasound to Verify Gastric Tube Position in Infants and Children: A Systematic Review.
Bruna Figueiredo ManzoJuliana de Oliveira MarcattoBruna Ferreira RibeiroThayane Gusmão P OliveiraVitório Guedes GomesJamil Pedro de Siqueira CaldasLeslie A ParkerPublished in: Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (2022)
Research should focus on evaluating ultrasound specificity and the clinical feasibility of using ultrasound as a standard practice, including cost and time required to complete the exam, as well as the ability of ultrasound to verify gastric tube placement in infants weighing less than 1500 grams.