Comparison of the effect of nasogastric tube insertion on neonatal nasal feeding using two different measurement Methods

Objective:To compare the effect of nasogastric tube insertion on neonatal nasal feeding using two different measurement Methods． Methods:Eighty neonates needing nasal feeding were randomly divided into 2 groups，observation group and control group，40 cases in each group． Nasogastric tube insertion was performed using an earlap-nasal tip-xiphoid and forehead hairline-umbilicus measurement Methods in observation group and control group，respectively． The length of nasogastric tube insertion，the extraction success rate of gastric juice，and the incidence of nasal feeding complications were compared between two groups．Results:The length of nasogastric tube insertion in observation group was significantly longer than that in control group［(18． 48 0． 26)cm vs． (16． 34 0． 38)cm，P 0． 01］． The pumpback success rate of gastric juice was significantly higher in observation group than that in control group (P 0． 01)． The total incidence of nasal feeding complications was remarkably lower in observation group than that in control group (P 0． 01)．Conclusions:Nasogastric tube insertion using forehead hairline-umbilicus measurement method is superior to using an earlap-nasal tip-xiphoid measurement method，and can reduce the incidence of nasal feeding complications．