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Influence of nasogastric tubes on gastroesophageal reflux in preterm infants: A multiple intraluminal impedance study

2002; Elsevier BV; Volume: 141; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1067/mpd.2002.126298

1097-6833

Corinna Peter, Cornelia Wiechers, Bettina Bohnhorst, J. Silny, Christian F. Poets,

Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

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). (J Pediatr 2002;141:277-9)