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Nasendoscopically-assisted placement of a nasogastric feeding tube

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Gerard Kelly  and
Patrick Lee
Gerard Kelly*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, UK.
Patrick Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Gerard Kelly, The Department of Otolaryngology, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh.
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Abstract

Nasogastric tube placement is desirable for the short-term administration of calories when oral feeding is not possible. Enteral nutrition is superior to parenteral nutrition. In some patients this method of feeding is impossible because of repeated failure of nasogastric tube placement, necessitating either general anaesthesia for enteral access, or total parenteral nutrition. We describe a new method for nasogastric tube placement aided by a fibre-optic nasendoscope which has resulted in the successful placement of over 20 nasogastric tubes in our unit and the avoidance of more invasive methods of establishing nutrition with their associated complications.

Keywords

Enteral nutritionIntubation, gasterointestinalEndoscopy
Type
Short Communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 9 , September 1999 , pp. 839 - 840
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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