Fluoroscopically guided nasojejunal enteral tube placement in infants and young children

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Aug;193(2):545-8. doi: 10.2214/AJR.08.1341.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, clinical effectiveness, and safety of fluoroscopically guided placement of a nasojejunal enteral tube in infants and young children.

Conclusion: Fluoroscopically guided placement of a nasojejunal enteral tube is feasible, effective, and safe for infants and young children.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diarrhea / etiology
  • Enteral Nutrition / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Female
  • Fluoroscopy / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / therapy
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intubation, Gastrointestinal / adverse effects
  • Intubation, Gastrointestinal / methods*
  • Male