Endoscopic placement of feeding tubes in the critically ill patient.
Placement of the nasojejunal feeding tube under direct visual guidance using endoscopy offers an alternative method to those currently used. We found it to be a safe method easily performed by house staff. It is less burdensome than other described endoscopic techniques and does not require patient transfer or fluoroscopic facilities.
D003422:Critical Care; D004724:Endoscopy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans