In Hughes v. University of Cincinnati Hosp. (Sept. 7, 2000), Franklin App. No. 99AP-1146, 2000 Ohio App, the plaintiff brought a malpractice action against defendants after learning that an endotracheal tube had been inserted into the decedent's esophagus. In affirming a defense verdict, the court noted that the evidence at trial established that the standard of care for intubation requires that a physician have a "reasonable degree of clinical competence that the tube is correctly placed within the trachea." The evidence further demonstrated that the procedures used by a physician to establish that an endotracheal tube is properly placed included listening for breath sounds over the chest, and the upper part of the stomach. There was evidence to establish that the defendant met the standard of care in confirming proper tube placement.