Abstract
Delivering enteral feed or medications through a naso-gastric feeding tube (NGT) placed into the lung causes major morbidity.1 To prevent this from occurring an accurate means of assessing NGT placement is essential. In the UK, the National guidelines for assessment the of NGT position includes the measurement of gastric aspirate pH (<5.5) and assessment of tube placement using x-ray if indeterminate.1 However there is little evidence to support this as a safe approach in critically ill patients.
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