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Table 3 Comparison of NGT, SNGT, and Macaca and human respiratory tract diameter

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

Diameter

External (mm)

Internal (mm)

1

NGT

5

3

2

SNGT

5

3

3

Macaca fascicularis trachea

12

10

4

Human trachea

24

20