Usefulness of ultrasound in confirming the correct placement of Ryle's tube compared to the traditional method of auscultation in normal versus overweight and obese patients

• Main Authors: Sunil Rajan (Author), Niranjan Kumar Sasikumar (Author), Manu Sudevan (Author), Rohit Paul (Author), Pulak Tosh (Author), Lakshmi Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Auscultation to verify Ryle's tube position is difficult in obese patients. We compared the usefulness of ultrasonography (USG) versus auscultation in confirming the correct Ryle's tube placement in normal versus overweight or obese patients, time taken for confirmatio...