Sometimes, kids get medicine through the tube. NG tubes are used for short periods of time, usually a few weeks to months. In the hospital, a health care provider trained in placing NG tubes can ...

In these patients, the placing of nasogastric tubes is often difficult or impossible. This study evaluated the efficiency and tolerability of a previously described new method for tube placing, which ...

Orogastric and nasogastric tubes are used for both decompression and feeding in the NICU. The placement and use of these tubes are one of the most frequent nursing procedures in the NICU.

gastric or biliary tract surgery are candidates for nasogastric tube placement 1. The nasogastric tube provides a means to deliver calories and fluids and helps to rehydrate the stomach contents.

Our patient required nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding for poor nutritional intake ... Optimisation of position by sitting the patient upright and inserting the NGT horizontally and posteriorly should be ...

If confirmation of safe NG tube placement requires a chest x-ray (CXR), this must be interpreted by competent staff. This study aimed to establish whether documentation of CXRs by medical registrars ...

In our case, mechanical mucosal injury caused by nasogastric tube placement may result in exfoliative oesophagitis. In addition, the use of low-dose aspirin with apixaban may have contributed to the ...

Introduction Nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion for enteral feeding is common practise ... “Tomorrow’s Doctors (2009)” does not specify NGT placement as a core competency for a graduate or Foundation ...

We would like draw attention to some potential problems related to the National Patient Safety Agency’s recommendation to replace all existing nasogastric tubes with the new Medicina (Bolton, UK) ...

Tube feeding is usually recommended as an effective and safe way to supply nutrition in dysphagic stroke patients. Objective: To estimate the frequency of pneumonia in acute stroke patients fed by ...