# Reporting Nasogastric Tube ‘in the Stomach’ Is Not Enough: Full Intragastric Positioning Matters

## TL;DR

This paper highlights that just confirming a nasogastric tube is in the stomach isn't sufficient to prevent aspiration risks.

## Contribution

The study emphasizes the importance of full intragastric positioning of the tube to avoid clinical complications.

## Key findings

- Malposition of the tube above the gastro-oesophageal junction can lead to aspiration.
- Chest radiography may not fully confirm safe tube placement.

## Abstract

Teaching point: Even when the nasogastric tube (NGT) tip appears intragastric on chest radiography, malposition of proximal side holes above the gastro-oesophageal junction may result in clinically significant aspiration.