Efficacy and accuracy of the transillumination-guided gastric tube placement in neonates - PubMed
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- #Medical Devices
- #Neonatal Care
- #Gastric Tube Placement
- The study evaluated the efficacy and safety of Tumguide®, a radiation-free, transillumination-guided system for gastric tube placement in neonates.
- It was a single-center prospective observational study involving 71 procedures in 55 neonates, with a median gestational age of 37.1 weeks and median birth weight of 2480 g.
- The overall intragastric placement success rate was 99%, with 73% accuracy, and no adverse events were reported.
- Protocol modifications significantly improved accuracy from 17% to 85% (p < 0.001), and Tumguide® maintained high accuracy across varying body weights.
- Tumguide® was concluded as an accurate and successful method for gastric tube placement in neonates, offering real-time visualization and compatibility with small-caliber tubes as a practical alternative to traditional methods.