CompletedNot Applicable

Facilitation of NGT Insertion

Egypt150 participantsStarted 2015-08

Plain-language summary

Insertion of a nasogastric tube (NGT) in anesthetized patients can be a disappointing experience. Many techniques have been explained to improve success rate along with increasing safety, such as forward displacement of the larynx, tube rigidity improvement methods, pushing it down directly through pharynx or using a guide tube. Failure of insertion under general anesthesia reached 50% in some publications

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * all surgicl patients needing NGT insertion Exclusion Criteria: * refusal coagulopathy ASA more than 2

What they're measuring

NGT insertion success rate

Timeframe: intraoperative

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02764632

SponsorMansoura University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-02

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