Open AccessA new technique to insert nasogastric tube in an unconscious intubated patient
Author(s) -
Tanmoy Ghatak,
Sukhen Samanta,
Arvind Kumar Baronia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.106215
Subject(s) - medicine , unconscious mind , intubation , tube (container) , anesthesia , psychoanalysis , psychology , mechanical engineering , engineering
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.