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.

In the hospital, a health care provider trained in placing NG tubes can insert the tube at a child's bedside. When they do this short procedure, they: Inserting the tube into the wrong place is a risk ...

Recognition of a high-risk patient is of vital importance in performing all bedside procedures including nasogastric (NG) tube placement. This patient was an elderly woman with neurological disease ...

Medically reviewed by Scott Sundick, MD A Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) is a complex surgery involving several ...

A man in his 70s, admitted to intensive care unit following an out of hospital cardiac arrest, had a nasogastric (NG) tube inserted on admission. Correct placement of the NG tube had been confirmed ...

Survey questions concerned belief that nasogastric tube insertion causes pain, measures reducing discomfort, and satisfaction with these procedures. The discomfort reducing measures listed included ...