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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 68-70 |
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A new technique to insert nasogastric tube in an unconscious intubated patient
Tanmoy Ghatak, Sukhen Samanta, Arvind Kumar Baronia
Department of Critical Care Medicine, SGPGIMS, Rai Bareilly Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Tanmoy Ghatak
Rammohan Pally, Arambagh Hooghly, West Bengal - 712 601
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.106215
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Background: 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. Aim and Methods: We describe here a new technique to insert nasogastric tube in an unconscious intubated patient by neck flexion and using angiography catheter as a stylet and manipulating the cricoid ring of trachea for easy passage of nasogastric tube. Results and Conclusions: The technique is easy and helpful for nasogastric insertion in unconscious intubated patients. Additionally, it neither alters vital responses nor increases intracranial pressure like with laryngoscopy. |
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