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TUBE PLACEMENT

Nasogastric and feeding tubes

The importance of proper placement

Pages 165-176 | Published online: 05 Dec 2017
 

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The authors' experience in a radiology department suggested to them that there is a wide range of beliefs among practitioners regarding proper placement of nasogastric and feeding tubes. Improper positioning can cause serious problems, as they explain. Indications for different tube positions, complications of incorrect tube placement, and directions for proper positioning are discussed and illustrated.

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Notes on contributors

Ahmed M. Gharib

Ahmed M. Gharib, MB, ChB Eric J. Stern, MD Vandy L. Sherbin, MD Charles A. Rohrmann, MD Dr Gharib is a research assistant, department of radiology; Dr Stern is associate professor of radiology and medicine; Dr Sherbin is instructor of medicine; and Dr Rohrmann is professor of radiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.

Eric J. Stern

Ahmed M. Gharib, MB, ChB Eric J. Stern, MD Vandy L. Sherbin, MD Charles A. Rohrmann, MD Dr Gharib is a research assistant, department of radiology; Dr Stern is associate professor of radiology and medicine; Dr Sherbin is instructor of medicine; and Dr Rohrmann is professor of radiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.

Vandy L. Sherbin

Ahmed M. Gharib, MB, ChB Eric J. Stern, MD Vandy L. Sherbin, MD Charles A. Rohrmann, MD Dr Gharib is a research assistant, department of radiology; Dr Stern is associate professor of radiology and medicine; Dr Sherbin is instructor of medicine; and Dr Rohrmann is professor of radiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle.

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