A novel neonatal feeding tube with real time placement guidance.

ABSTRACT: Enteral nutrition with a nasogastric/orogastric feeding tube is essential in premature infants. These feeding tubes are placed either by clinical teams in the hospital setting or by parents at home. These tubes can be placed incorrectly or may dislodge after placement. Existing methods for confirming placement such as auscultation, testing gastric aspirates, and radiography have limitations, necessitating alternative solutions to improve safety and accuracy of placement. Here, we describe the clinical feasibility of a novel feeding tube with impedance and temperature sensors. The information received from the sensors is integrated to decipher real-time position, specifically using an airway misplacement algorithm (AMA) and gastric placement algorithm (GPA). We tested the feasibility and va

SUBMITTER: Rao A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12489026 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature