Investigate if Ultrasound is Comparable to Chest X-ray in Verification of Intensive Care Patients Enteral Feeding Tube Positioning in an Observational Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 15
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Measuring enteral tube position both by standard chest X-ray and ultrasound
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to investigate methodological if ultrasound is comparable to chest X-ray in verification of intensive care patients enteral feeding tube positioning.
The main question to answer is: Is ultrasound a comparable method to chest X-ray in verification of intensive care patients enteral feeding tube positioning.
Detailed Description
In Norway, around 4000 patients are yearly in need of ventilator, and many of them will need enteral nutrition through a feeding tube. 40 % of all intensive care patients have signs of malnutrition. If ultrasound is a comparable method to chest X-ray in verification of intensive care patients enteral feeding tube positioning, then enteral nutrition in many cases can be started several hours earlier than using chest X-ray verification. The ultrasound examination will be performed in a research based in a 4-step approach. In this project 20-30 intensive care patients prescribed by a medical physician to have an enteral feeding tube will be included in the project due to written informed consent by 1) Awake intensive care patient or by 2) Patients informal caregiver if the patient is not competent to consent.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Other
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Intensive care patient prescribed by a medical physician to have an enteral feeding tube
Exclusion Criteria
- •<18 years
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Measuring enteral tube position both by standard chest X-ray and ultrasound
Time Frame: maximum five minutes for each method
Ultrasound measure by a research based 4-step approach
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported