Nasogastric Tube Securement Comparison Study

Patients who need to have a tube placed through their nose and into their stomach for medical treatments will sometimes have it accidentally removed. A nasal bridle is a device where a magnetic is used to attach a small piece of cloth tape that loops around the nasal septum bone and secures to the nasal gastric tube to prevent it from being pulled out accidentally.

Inclusion criteria

• Admitted to Children's Hospital Colorado to:

• 6th floor surgical inpatient unit, or
• 8th floor medical inpatient unit, or
• Heart Institute (Cardiac Intensive Care Unit or Cardiac Progressive Care Unit), or
• Interventional Radiology.
• Require a nasogastric or transpyloric tube (Corpak tube or clear feeding tube) for feeding or bowel cleanout.
• Predicted length of use is at least 48 hours.
• Newborn up to 21 years of age
• Have a completed consent for enrollment into the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Burn patients because standard for placement is the nasal bridle;
• Patients with contraindications for bridle placement , such as

• mechanical obstruction of the nasal airway
• facial or nasal fractures
• fracture of the anterior part of the cranium, or basilar skull fractures
• Any tubes placed for decompression (i.e. Salem Sump tubes)
• Nasally intubated, or
• With CPAP/BiPAP.