A stubborn nasogastric tube: self-knotting of a nasogastric tube

Nasogastric tubes (NGT) are widely used and generally harmless as such, complications are uncommon. NGT knotting is one such complication. We report a 45-month-old female with spontaneously knotted NGT that was identified and safely removed without complications. NGT knotting detection needs a high...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tsandiraki, Justin, Tendai, Joylene, Likiliwike, Arnold D, Moirana, Ezekiel N, Msuya, David, Tarmohamed, Murad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9310638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35898599
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjac338

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9310638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35898599
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjac338

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