The Nasogastric Tube in the Thorax after Gastric Pull Up!

Puneet Khanna, Rakesh Garg, Amit Chirom Singh

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India..

DOI: 10.4236/ojanes.2012.22009                

Abstract

Although nasogastric tube (NGT) is a simple procedure, the blind placement of nasogastric feeding tubes is not without risks. Chest radiogram is done to confirm the correct position of the NGT. We report a case where radiography could not be confirmatory for the correct position of the tube in a specific group of patients.

Keywords

Nasogastric Tube; Misplaced; Esophagectomy

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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