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Table 5 Correlation between predicted volume in the RLD position and volume in the nasogastric tube

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Routine point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) assessment of gastric antral content in traumatic emergency surgical patients for prevention of aspiration pneumonitis: an observational clinical trial

Predicted volume in RLD position (ml)

(mean and standard deviation SD)

200 ± 2.5

Volume in the nasogastric tube (ml)

(mean and standard deviation SD)

190 ± 5.5

P -value

< 0.001* HS

  1. All data were presented as mean ± SD
  2. *HS highly significant