This article was accepted: 7 January 2013 Corresponding Author: Loh Huai Heng, University Malaysia Sarawak, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Lot.77, Section 22, K.T.L.D., Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Kuching, Sarawak 93200, Malaysia Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Nasogastric tube insertion is considered a rather benign and common procedure in our day to day practice. However,...

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a safe and effective therapy for adults with recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis, but data regarding FMT in children are limited and focus on colonoscopic administration of FMT. We present 10 consecutive children who received FMT via nasogastric tube for treatment of recurrent C difficile infection. Median age was 5.4 years, and 30% were receiving s...

Sugawara H, Ishikawa M, Takayama M, Okamoto T, Sonoda S, Miyai I, Fujitani J, Tsubahara A. Effect of tube feeding method on establishment of oral intake in stroke patients with dysphagia: comparison of intermittent tube feeding and nasogastric tube feeding. Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 2015; 6: 1-5. Purpose: To compare the effects of two tube feeding management methods; nasogastric tube feeding and ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: TEF: Tracheoesophageal Fistula; VATER/ VACTERL: Vertebral defects, Anal atresia, Cardiac defects; TracheoEsophageal fistula, Renal malformations, and Limb defects; NG: Nasogastric tube; GA: General Anaesthesia; RA: Regional Anaesthesia; EA: Epidural Anaesthesia; ECG: Electrocardiogram; ECHO:Echocardiography; Inj.: Injection; PCV: Pack...

placed in the respiratory tract or esophagus can transmit a sound that is similar to that of air entering the stomach. Thus, radiography is the best method of confirming tube placement in patients who experience a decreased level of consciousness or neurological debilitation, in which case gag and cough reflexes may be suppressed. A 84-year-old man, who had been diagnosed with and had received ...

Corresponding author: Hyeon Ju Shin, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Anam-dong 5-ga, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul 136-705, Korea. Tel: 82-2-920-5632, Fax: 82-2-928-2275, E-mail: [email protected] This manuscript was presented as an E-poster in the 88th the Korean society of anesthesiologists which was held in grand Hilton hotel, Seoul, Kor...

UNLABELLED Nasogastric tube syndrome is an uncommon but a potentially life-threatening complication of nasogastric intubation. It presents as an acute upper airway obstruction secondary to bilateral abductor vocal cord dysfunction resulting from postcricoid chondritis. However, a unilateral variant has also been reported and may herald the development of bilateral pathology. The purpose of this...