Pneumothorax after nasoenteral feeding tube placement.
Nasoenteral tubes are placed routinely for feeding in patients in intensive care units and medical-surgical floor settings. Safe placement in the stomach/postpyloric location is performed by a wide array of medical personnel. We report a patient with placement of a nasoenteral tube into the pleural cavity.
Kaufman
J P
JP
Department of Surgery, Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.
Hughes
W B
WB
Kerstein
M D
MD
D000368:Aged; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*