Complications of nasogastric tube placement--don't blow it.
Preventable complications maybe associated with the placement of nasogastric tubes. Our report raises awareness of the potentially fatal complications that can occur. We also recommend an approach for clinicians which maybe used to avoid significant patient morbidity.
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork. simon.j.leonard@gmail.com
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001980:Bronchi; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology