Maintaining patency of fine-bore nasogastric feeding tubes in adults

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Examination of the presence and nature of substances, including biofilm, in the lumen of nasogastric tubes retrieved from adult patients; the potential for biofilm presence to precipitate nasogastric tube occlusion; the time-scale of biofilm development within the lumen of nasogastric tubes; and methods of flushing nasogastric tubes with water to prevent biofilm formation

• IRAS ID

  132039

• Contact name

  Michelle A Baker-Moffatt

• Contact email

  mbm2e08@soton.ac.uk

• REC name

  South Central - Hampshire A Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/SC/0111

• Date of REC Opinion

  24 Mar 2014

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion