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Volume 2016, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0253-8253
  • EISSN: 2227-0426

Abstract

Nasogastric tubes are widely used for enteral feeding and administration of medication but unexpected complications can arise during their insertion or removal. There are no standardized ways of dealing with such complications and the safer methods of insertion available are mostly expensive. We present here a case of knotted nasogastric tube and the different approaches that were used to remove it. A brief review of the literature on nasogastric position confirmation techniques is also presented.

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  • Article Type: Case Report
Keyword(s): knot; nasopharynx and nasogastric tube
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