title: Intraoperative wide bore nasogastric tube knotting: A rare incidence.
abstract: Nasogastric tubes are commonly used in anesthetic practice for gastric decompression in surgical patients intraoperatively. The indications for its use are associated with a number of potential complications. Knotting of small-bore nasogastric tubes is usually common both during insertion and removal as compared to wide bore nasogastric tubes. Knotting of wide bore nasogastric tube is a rare complication and if occurs usually seen in long standing cases. We hereby report a case of incidental knotting of wide bore nasogastric tube that occurred intraoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, JLN Medical College and Hospital, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Sangeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lamba
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, JLN Medical College and Hospital, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Surendra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, JLN Medical College and Hospital, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khare
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, JLN Medical College and Hospital, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Sudheendra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saini
keywords: Intraoperative; and wide bore; knotting; nasogastric tube