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Nasogastric tube

Known as: TUBE, NASOGASTRIC, nasogastric tubing, gastric feeding tube 
A tube that is inserted through the nose, down the throat and esophagus, and into the stomach. It can be used to give drugs, liquids, and liquid food… 
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DevicesGastric Feeding TubesIntubation, GastrointestinalNasogastric tube procedures

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biomedical tube device

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Establishing a laparoscopic gastric bypass program.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Reducing readmissions to the intensive care unit.
  • S. Russell
  • Heart & lung : the journal of critical care
  • 1999
  • Corpus ID: 3136153
OBJECTIVE To determine factors that contributed to readmissions to the intensive care unit (ICU) from the general wards. DESIGN… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Gastric intramucosal pH predicts death in severe acute pancreatitis
Background This study tested the hypothesis that gastric intramucosal pH (pHi) can predict death in severe acute pancreatitis. 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Observations on the patterns of 24-hour energy expenditure changes in body composition and gastric emptying in head-injured patients receiving nasogastric tube feeding.
BACKGROUND Although intolerance to nasogastric feeding is commonly observed after head injury, quantitative measurements of… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Nasogastric decompression following elective colorectal surgery: a prospective randomized study.
A prospective, randomized study was conducted to determine the need for nasogastric decompression following elective colorectal… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Home nocturnal supplemental nasogastric feedings in growth-retarded adolescents with Crohn's disease.
1984
1984
Value of nasogastric tube after colorectal surgery.
To evaluate the effect of tube decompression of the stomach after elective colorectal operations, 97 patients were randomly… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
An unusual complication of passing a narrow bore nasogastric tube
A care of oesophageal perforation and aspiration of a pleural effusion by a narrow bore nasogastric tube is reported. The… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Inadvertent intracranial introduction of a nasogastric tube, a complication of severe maxillofacial trauma.
The purpose of this communication is to alert anesthesiologists and physicians caring for severely traumatized patients with… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Positioning of Subject and of Nasogastric Tube during a Gastric Secretion Study
The histamine-infusion test was conducted in 50 subjects with a modification that allowed the completeness of recovery of the… 
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