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Published in: Critical Care 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Letter

A novel method of blind bedside placement of postpyloric tubes

Authors: Jia-Kui Sun, Xiang Wang, Shou-Tao Yuan

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2018

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Excerpt

We read with great interest the recent report on blind bedside postpyloric placement by Lv et al. [1]. Their methods were proven to be safe and effective in intensive care units. Although our placing procedure is similar to that reported by the authors, the choice of a postpyloric tube and the patient’s position requires further improvement. …
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Lv B, Hu L, Chen L, Hu B, Zhang Y, Ye H, Sun C, Zhang X, Lan H, Chen C. Blind bedside postpyloric placement of spiral tube as rescue therapy in critically ill patients: a prospective, tricentric, observational study. Crit Care. 2017;21(1):248.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
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Rollins CM. Blind bedside placement of postpyloric feeding tubes by registered dietitians: success rates, outcomes, and cost effectiveness. Nutr Clin Pract. 2013;28(4):506–9.CrossRefPubMed
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Kohata H, Okuda N, Nakataki E, Itagaki T, Onodera M, Imanaka H, Nishimura M. A novel method of post-pyloric feeding tube placement at bedside. J Crit Care. 2013;28(6):1039–41.CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
A novel method of blind bedside placement of postpyloric tubes
Authors
Jia-Kui Sun
Xiang Wang
Shou-Tao Yuan
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-1986-0

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