Unique Removal of a Kinked Nasogastric Tube

oleh: Kumar Shwetanshu Narayan, Gaurav Kumar Gupta, Sandeep Nijhawan, Shekhar Puri

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-04-01

Deskripsi

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.