Day: May 21, 2024

Newborn with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy who is undergoing cooling

CXR of esophageal temperature probe in correct position
CXR AP shows a nasogastric tube coursing in the esophagus with its tip in the body of the stomach. The twisted wire probe coursing next to it with its tip in the mid-to-distal esophagus represents an esophageal temperature probe. Another twisted wire temperature probe is present in the left axilla.

The diagnosis was esophageal temperature probe in a correct position in a patient with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.