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Table 2 Differences between the SNGT 50% TV and SNGT 100% TV using a confirmatory test for detecting the tube position

From: Preclinical trial of the effectiveness of a safety nasogastric tube to detect the tube position based on tidal volume and pepsin assay results in the gastrointestinal tract of Macaca fascicularis

No

Tube

Airbag movement

Laryngoscopic examination

Thornier-Remain

Gastrointestinal tract

Respiratory tract

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

1

SNGT 50% TV

Absent

8

0

100

100

Present

0

8

2

SNGT 100% TV

Absent

7

0

87.5

100

Present

1

8