Nasogastric Tube (NGT): A flexible tube inserted via the nose into the stomach for nutritional support or decompression. Endotracheal Intubation: The placement of a tube into the trachea to secure ...

Nasotracheal intubation is a critical airway management ... A 2023 randomised controlled trial compared the use of a nasogastric tube and a suction catheter as guiding devices during tube ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(24):2347-2357. Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e ...

A MAJOR international trial has assessed whether nasal high-flow (NHF) oxygen improves outcomes during emergency paediatric intubation but found no significant benefit in the primary analysis. The ...

Pneumonia is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with stroke fed via nasogastric tubes and may be because of vomiting and gastro-oesophageal regurgitation. The aim of the study was to ...

Between 5pm and 8pm he was vomiting and still not eating. However, he drank lots of water and was given anti-nausea medication. "That's what I don't get, how he went downhill so fast. If I'd known ...

3 Consultant Specialist, Australian Patient Safety Foundation; Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 4 Senior Staff ...

In the case of the author, who is a consultant trauma surgeon and who is not trained in rapid sequence induction, to facilitate endotracheal intubation the fallback position includes the ...