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Important facts about intestinal feeding tube placementMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis 46202 5107, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 29:112-24; quiz 124-5. 2006..The available research evidence is summarized and recommendations for future work are suggested...
Comparing methods of determining insertion length for placing gastric tubes in children 1 month to 17 years of ageMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, USA
J Spec Pediatr Nurs 17:19-32. 2012..The purpose was to compare three methods of predicting the gastric tube insertion length in children 1 month to 17 years of age: age-related, height-based (ARHB); nose-ear-xiphoid (NEX); and nose-ear-mid-umbilicus (NEMU)...- Living with a colicky infantMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Family Health, Rm 312B, 1111 Middle Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 28:19-25; quiz 26-7. 2005..It also adds fathers' perspectives of the experience of living with a colicky infant. Lastly, this study demonstrates that indepth interviews can be conducted via e-mail as well as in person... - Parental perceptions of the lasting effects of infant colicMarsha Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, USA
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 30:127-32. 2005..To describe the experience of families with previously colicky infants... - The use of carbon dioxide monitoring to determine orogastric tube placement in premature infants: a pilot studyMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis 46202 5107, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 30:414-7. 2007..0). CO2 readings were zero in all 14 correctly placed NG/OG tubes. The results of this pilot study provide evidence that capnography may be useful in differentiating respiratory from gastrointestinal tube placement in premature infants... 
Out of the abyss of colic: a view through the fathers' eyesMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, IN, USA
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 34:164-71. 2009..To elucidate the experience of fathers living with a colicky infant...- A literature review of the safety and efficacy of using propofol for sedation in endoscopyMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IL 46202, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 33:111-7. 2010..No patients required tracheal intubation, and no deaths were reported... - Review of propofol and auxiliary medications used for sedationMarsha L Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 33:284-95; quiz 296-7. 2010..Finally, next steps necessary to optimize future use of propofol are suggested... - Predicting the insertion length for gastric tube placement in neonatesMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
School of Nursing, Indiana University, 1111 Middle Drive, Rm 439, Indianapolis, IN 46202 5107, USA
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 40:412-21. 2011.... - What is known about methods of correctly placing gastric tubes in adults and childrenMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 27:253-9; quiz 260-1. 2004..This review of the literature includes results of both adult and pediatric studies. Tube placement error rates varied from 1.9% to 89.5% in adults and between 20.9% and 43.5% in children... - What is known about infant colic?Marsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis 46202, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 26:60-5. 2003..Infant colic is an important clinical problem that is amenable to nursing intervention... - Feasibility of using kangaroo (skin-to-skin) care with colicky infantsMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Family Health, Indianapolis, IN 46202 5107, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 27:9-15. 2004..Then if results are promising, a larger clinical trial should be conducted... - Examination of gavage tube placement in childrenM L Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, USA
J Soc Pediatr Nurs 4:51-60. 1999..This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of tube placement errors, risk factors associated with these errors, and accuracy of commonly used bedside placement-screening methods... - Hepatitis C, E, F, G, and non-A-GM L Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Family Health, Indianapolis 46202 5107, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 23:67-72. 2000..Up-to-date information regarding each of these types of hepatitis viruses is presented herein, because every phase of patient care improves when health care professionals are knowledgeable regarding the illnesses of their clients... - Development and psychometric testing of the infant colic scaleMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Family Health NU439, 1111 Middle Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202 5107, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 26:96-103. 2003..The purpose of this article is to describe the steps required to develop and psychometrically test a new instrument. A new instrument, the Infant Colic Scale, is used as an example... - Predicting the distance for nasojejunal tube insertion in childrenM L Ellett
School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA
J Soc Pediatr Nurs 6:123-32. 2001..As no consistent predictor of insertion tube distance has been determined for intestinal feeding tubes and fluoroscopic placement is very expensive, this study sought a reliable method of blind placement... - Introduction to qualitative researchMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing Family Health, Rm 451L, 1111 Middle Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202 5107, USA
Gastroenterol Nurs 25:10-4. 2002..A hermeneutic phenomenological study of infant colic is described as an example of qualitative research useful in gastroenterology nursing. Finally, suggested criteria for evaluating a qualitative study are introduced... - Predicting the insertion distance for placing gastric tubesMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, USA
Clin Nurs Res 14:11-27; discussion 28-31. 2005..3% of the time. This new model is compared to two other methods, one evidence based and one commonly used in practice, and was found to be superior. Two nomograms, one for each gender, are drawn to make this new model easier to use... - Gastric tube placement in young childrenMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, USA
Clin Nurs Res 14:238-52. 2005..Alternatively, obtaining an abdominal radiograph would result in nearly 100% accuracy... - Prevalence of feeding tube placement errors & associated risk factors in childrenM L Ellett
Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis 46202 5107, USA
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 23:234-9. 1998..The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of feeding tube placement errors in children... - Ethical and legal issues of conducting nursing research via the InternetMarsha L Cirgin Ellett
Family Health, Indiana University School of Nursing, Room 439, 1111 Middle Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5107, USA
J Prof Nurs 20:68-74. 2004..The ethical and legal issues needing attention are discussed. Potential guidelines are provided for researchers wanting to use Internet technology...
Research Grants
- Gastric Tube Placement in Young ChildrenMarsha Ellett; Fiscal Year: 2007..Results from this study will increase the safety of using gastric tubes in young children. ..