Use of pH reagent strips to verify gastric tube placement in newborns

• Main Authors: Flávia de Souza Barbosa Dias (Author), Beatriz Pera de Almeida (Author), Beatriz Regina Alvares (Author), Rodrigo Menezes Jales (Author), Jamil Pedro de Siqueira Caldas (Author), Elenice Valentim Carmona (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: to confirm the accuracy of the pH test in identifying the placement of the gastric tube in newborns. Method: double-blind, diagnostic test study conducted with 162 newborns admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit and an intermediate care unit. The subjects were submitted to enteral int...