| Literature DB >> 9654567 |
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Abstract
This article discusses the placement of nasogastric and nasoenteric feeding tubes using blind, pH, magnetic, sonagraphic, electromyogram, fluoroscopic, and endoscopic-assisted techniques. Bedside tests to ensure appropriate tube location are detailed. The complications of inappropriately-located tubes are listed, and methods to reduce adverse side effects are given.Mesh:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9654567
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am ISSN: 1052-5157