General Uses including Out Patient, Home Care and Long Term Care Facilities

Using pH to confirm NG/OG tube placement is Evidenced Based Best Practice. Immediate confirmation of gastric acidity for NG/OG tube placement, without exposure to x-ray or visit to the Emergency Department (ED). 2005 and 2010, 45% of all cases of harm caused by a misplaced NGT reported by the United Kingdom’s National Patient Safety Agency were due to misinterpreted X-rays.