27
Participants
Start Date
January 1, 2016
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2016
Conventional technique
Nasogastric tube insertion with patient's head in neutral position
Contralateral cricothyroid pressure
Cricothyroid pressure is applied externally in the contralateral direction of selected nostril before nasogastric insertion.
Ipsilateral head turning
Patient's head is turned to the ipsilateral side of the selected nostril before nasogastric tube insertion.
University of Malaya
OTHER