Open AccessUnique Removal of a Kinked Nasogastric Tube
Author(s) -
Kumar Shwetanshu Narayan,
Gaurav Gupta,
Sandeep Nijhawan,
Shekhar Puri
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5050
pISSN - 0976-5042
DOI - 10.4103/jde.jde_34_16
Subject(s) - medicine , tube (container) , surgery , enteral administration , feeding tube , parenteral nutrition , waste management , engineering
Nasogastric (NG) tube insertion is a common clinical procedure used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. As the importance of enteral nutrition is being increasingly recognized; the use of NG tube insertion has steadily increased. Here, we present an interesting case in which a kinked NG tube was removed in a unique manner with “push and pull” technique without untoward trauma
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