The Most Simple and Safe Way to Place Nasogastric Tube Under Anesthesia: A Randomized, Prospective Study

A randomized, prospective study comparing four techniques for placing nasogastric (NG) tubes in anesthetized patients to determine which technique is the most simple, fast, safe, and successful

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000423910

Enrollment

160

Registered

2011-04-27

Start date

2010-08-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

NG tube insertion was told to be difficult in anesthetized patients, but actually it is alot more easier than we think. We used some of the most available and easy to learn methods for facilitating the insertion of a nasogastric tube, and the number of attempts, success rate, duration of insertion, and different complications were observed and recorded.

Interventions

Over160 patients between 20 and 70 yr old who had to receive general anesthesia for various surgeries that required nasogastric (NG) tube insertion were enrolled in the study. Patients were divided into four groups. First, the control group where patients had NG tube inserted directly through a nostril with head in the neutral position. In the second group NG tube was tied to an intubating stylet by a slipknot before insertion. The third group patients had their neck flexed and a lateral pressure was applied over neck while NG tube placing. In the last group NG tube insertion was facilitated by simply lifting-forward displacement- of the larynx. Number of attempts, success rate, duration of insertion, and different complications were observed and recorded.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

study included 160 patients aged from 20 to 70 who received general anesthesia for various surgeries that required NG tube placing.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients under 20 yr or older than 70 yr 2. Severe coagulopathy 3. Severe nasoseptal deviation 4. Patient or family refusal

Outcome results