title: A new technique to insert nasogastric tube in an unconscious intubated patient.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Insertion of a nasogastric tube in an unconscious intubated patient may be difficult as they cannot follow the swallowing instructions, and therefore has a high first attempt failure rate.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We describe here a new technique to insert nasogastric tube in an unconscious intubated patient by neck flexion and using angiography catheter as a stylet and manipulating the cricoid ring of trachea for easy passage of nasogastric tube.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The technique is easy and helpful for nasogastric insertion in unconscious intubated patients. Additionally, it neither alters vital responses nor increases intracranial pressure like with laryngoscopy.
authors: Department of Critical Care Medicine, SGPGIMS, Rai Bareilly Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Tanmoy
authors: T
authors: Ghatak
authors: Sukhen
authors: S
authors: Samanta
authors: Arvind Kumar
authors: AK
authors: Baronia
keywords: Cricoid cartilage; Nasogastric tube; Samanta and Ghatak's technique
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