Research Article

Verifying the Placement of Nasogastric Tubes at an Emergency Center: Comparison of Ultrasound with Chest Radiograph

Table 2

Comparison of the neck ultrasound and direct radiograph.

ā€‰Direct RadiographTotalSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV
NegativePositive

Neck USNegative24691,49%100%100%33.3%
Positive04343
Total24749