• Br J Hosp Med · Jan 1991

    How to pass a nasogastric tube.

    • I Dyer and W B Ashton.
    • Intensive Therapy Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
    • Br J Hosp Med. 1991 Jan 1;45(1):45-6.

    AbstractThe passage of a nasogastric tube may be met with some difficulty. The indications and contraindications for, and the method of insertion of, the tube are described, as are the difficulties that may be encountered, their solutions, and the complications that may result from the procedure.

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