Influence of nasogastric tubes on gastroesophageal reflux in preterm infants: a multiple intraluminal impedance study.
To investigate whether a nasogastric tube predisposes to gastroesophageal reflux, 16 preterm infants underwent 48-hour recordings of multiple intraluminal impedance with the catheter tip in the lower esophagus or stomach for 24 hours each. There were 72 (range, 40-145) reflux episodes with the esophageal placement and 122 (range, 60-147) during the gastric position (P <.01).
Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Pulmonology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Corinna S
CS
Peter
Cornelia
C
Wiechers
Bettina
B
Bohnhorst
Jiri
J
Silny
Christian F
CF
Poets
D018450:Disease Progression; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004947:Esophagus / Q000502:physiology; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux; D006801:Humans; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure