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.

A nasogastric (NG) tube is a thin ... When they do this short procedure, they: Inserting the tube into the wrong place is a risk of NG tube placement. That's why it's important to be sure the end of ...

Nasogastric tube placement is a common procedure performed in surgical and medical specialities. The occurrence of knot formation is perhaps one of the least well-recognised complications associated ...

Clinical signs for nasogastric tube (NGT) malpositioning include coughing, respiratory distress or tachypnoea. Checking nasogastric (NG) aspirate pH is the first-line method of confirming NGT position ...

A team from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is leading the national rollout of a new radiographer-led nasogastric tube position check pathway after their efforts showed long-term positive results.

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 ...

Introduction Nasogastric (NG) tube feeding is an important component ... If confirmation of safe NG tube placement requires a chest x-ray (CXR), this must be interpreted by competent staff. This study ...

Antiplatelet, thyroid hormone replacement and statin therapies were administered through a 14-French nasogastric tube (Nestlé Health Science) and enteral feeding was initiated. Correct position of the ...

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether routine nasogastric decompression with a nasogastric tube improved the process and outcome of care in adults with small bowel occlusion. 211 ...