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. 2020 Sep 22;24(1):568.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03285-8.

Rapid positioning of nasogastric tube by ultrasound in COVID-19 patients

Anyu Qian  1 , Shanxiang Xu  1 , Xiao Lu  1 , Luping Tang  1 , Mao Zhang  2 , Xiao Chen  1
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Rapid positioning of nasogastric tube by ultrasound in COVID-19 patients

Anyu Qian et al. Crit Care. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; nasogastric tube; ultrasound.

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The authors declared no conflict of interest.

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Male, 52 years old, with the chief complain “cough for 1 week and chest distress for 2 days.” A gastric tube was put. a Ultrasound showed the stomach (white arrow) and the liver (white star). b And then 20 ml of air was injected through the NGT; ultrasound showed dynamic hyperechogenic air shadow in the stomach (white triangle)
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