July 28, 2026 · American journal of perinatology · DOI: 10.1055/a-2923-6620

Effect of a novel gastric tube insertion method using a light-emitting diode source and fiber in neonates: a multicenter study

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This multicenter study investigates the efficacy of a novel light-emitting diode source and fiber (LED-SF) method for accurately confirming the tip placement of nasogastric (NGT) and orogastric tubes (OGT) in neonates. The results show that the LED-SF method successfully confirmed that all tube tips were in the stomach, demonstrating its effectiveness and safety, with a strong correlation to X-ray measurements for insertion length. The authors suggest that LED-SF could serve as a reliable bedside verification standard for tube placement in neonates.

Kaoru Okazaki, Jumpei Kuroda, Eiji Hirakawa, Nobuhiko Nagano, Keiji Takakubo, Masatoshi Nozaki, Yoshinori Inagaki, Yoshihiko Morikawa, Beth Lyman, Mitchell Goldstein

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