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Nasogastric and Nasointestinal Feeding Tube Placement: An Integrative Review of Research

AACN Advanced Critical Care, 1994
The authors present a review of the research on various methods for determining placement of nasogastric and nasointestinal feeding tubes. They also discuss research on associated risk factors, complications specific to critical care patient populations, and techniques for postpyloric placement.
Kathleen Buckwalter
exaly   +3 more sources

Nasointestinal intubation with tiger tubes: a case series indicates risk of mucosal damage

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 2006
AbstractIn five intubations using the tiger tube (Cook) two were successfully placed into the small intestine. Two of the three intubation failures were due to early death due to the underlying condition. Nasointestinal placement permitted successful enteral feeding. Unfortunately, both nasointestinal placements were associated with mucosal damage that
A Pullyblank
exaly   +3 more sources

Nasointestinal Tube Placement With a pH Sensor Feeding Tube

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 1993
Radiographic confirmation of enteral feeding tube placement is a common practice representing considerable expense and causing delay in the initiation of enteral nutrition therapy. We evaluated an enteral feeding tube with a pH sensor, which allows immediate verification of the location of the tube by assessment of the pH upon insertion.
D E, Heiselman   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Nasointestinal tube for decompression or enteroclysis: Experience with 150 patients

Abdominal Imaging, 1994
The initial clinical experience with the use of a triple lumen long tube designed for gastrointestinal decompression and enteroclysis is reported in 150 patients. Based on clinical observations, this tube is effective in suctioning retained gastric and intestinal fluid but requires frequent irrigation of the sump port for effective decompression of ...
D D, Maglinte   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Nasointestinal tubes versus nasogastric tubes in the management of small-bowel obstruction

open access: yesMedicine (United States), 2018
There is no consensus regarding the therapeutic effect of nasointestinal tubes (NITs) versus nasogastric tubes (NGTs) in the management of small-bowel obstruction (SBO). This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes between the use of NITs and NGTs in the management of SBO.Published studies on comparing NITs with NGTs in the treatment of SBO were ...
Dong, Xian-Wen   +4 more
exaly   +3 more sources

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