We also addressed trust systems related
to NG tube use. Two different tubes were
being used at both hospital sites and the
most radio-opaque was chosen as
standard. Placement of NG tubes outside
normal working hours was stopped –
except in high-risk areas – by educating
staff; in the majority of cases, NG feeding
tube insertions could wait until the
morning. The priority of position-check
images in the radiology department was
increased so that positioning could be corrected
under X-ray guidance if necessary
before the patient returned to the ward.