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oa Knotted nasogastric tube in the posterior nasopharynx: A case report
- Source: Qatar Medical Journal, Volume 2016, Issue 2, Dec 2016, 11
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- 15 September 2015
- 27 October 2016
- 24 December 2016
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.
© 2016 Hirwa, Toshniwal, licensee HBKU Press.