This series began with a photograph of a newborn and a feeding tube. We’ll end it with an invitation. Everything we’ve shared points to one goal: safe nasogastric tube placement can be achievable, but the tools we give clinicians have to drive that safety — at the bedside, in real time, on a real ward,… Read More »
Read MoreWhen a patient needs nasogastric feeding, time matters. Delays in confirming tube position mean delays in nutrition, medication, and recovery — and on a busy ward anywhere in the world, “we’ll re-check later” can stretch longer than anyone wants. DoubleCHEK was designed with both in mind. Its pH chamber needs only 0.1ml of aspirate to… Read More »
Read MoreThe best test of any bedside device isn’t the lab. It’s a busy ward, in real hands. As DoubleCHEK has been evaluated across hospital sites in the UK and the US — from stroke wards and ICUs to paediatric and neonatal units — the feedback we value most comes from the nurses and clinicians using… Read More »
Read MoreFor years, the bedside standard for confirming a nasogastric tube has been a single check: aspirate pH. It works — when you can get a sample, and when the reading is clear. But pH alone tells you about acidity, not about whether the tube has strayed toward the airway. So, we asked a simple question:… Read More »
Read MoreSafe NG tube placement isn’t only a patient-safety issue. It’s a resource one — for every health system, whether funded by taxes, insurance or out of pocket. When placement is uncertain, the consequences add up quickly: repeat insertions, confirmatory X-rays, transport, clinician time, and delayed feeding for a patient who needs nutrition or medications now.… Read More »
Read MoreHere’s an uncomfortable truth about how nasogastric tubes are checked — and it applies wherever you practice. The standard checks — aspirate pH testing, and a chest X-ray when there’s doubt — happen after the tube is placed. They’re designed to catch a tube that’s gone into the airway before feeding starts. But a 2024… Read More »
Read MoreIn the NHS, some incidents are classed as “Never Events” — patient safety incidents considered so preventable that, with the right checks in place, they should never happen. Feeding through a misplaced nasogastric tube is one of them. NHS England’s provisional data recorded 28 incidents of “misplaced naso/oro gastric tubes and feed administered” in just… Read More »
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