• Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Aug 2002

    Case Reports

    Accidental pneumothorax from a nasogastric tube in a patient with severe hemineglect: a case report.

    • Martin Winterholler and Frank J Erbguth.
    • Neurologische Klinik, Martin-Luther-UniversitäAdat Halle, Germany. martin.winterholler@medizin.uni-halle.de
    • Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Aug 1; 83 (8): 1173-4.

    AbstractNasogastric tubes are frequently used for nutrition of patients with neurologic diseases. We report an instance of inadvertant placement of a standard nasogastric tube into the left pleural space in a patient with right parietotemporal intracerebral hemorrhage and severe hemineglect on the left side. The 2 confirmatory maneuvers-aspiration of fluid and auscultating the abdomen on insufflating air-were false-positive. We conclude that only radiologic confirmation of the position of nasogastric tubes and the awareness of the associated dangers will help minimize the occurrence of such events in patients with disorders of perception or altered consciousness.Copyright 2002 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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