title: Safe and adequate placement of nasogastric tubes in the presence of a cuffed tracheostomy tube.
abstract: This case report and review of the literature aims to highlight the importance of the use of a chest radiograph to check the placement of nasogastric tubes after insertion in an awake patient with an inflated cuffed tracheostomy tube regardless of an acidic pH test.
authors.affiliation: Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK. dramitparmar79@googlemail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Macleod
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tierney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*