Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998)
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Capacity to consent has major ethical and legal implications, but it is often poorly understood and inadequately practiced. Varied literature on the subject is reviewed with a view to discuss the legal and clinical aspects and strategies to improve current practice.
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The insertion of a nasogastric tube, especially a fine bore feeding tube, can occasionally be problematic because of an anatomical variation or pathology. A method of passing an nasogastric tube under direct vision using a flexible fibreoptic nasoendoscope introduced through the nostril is described, which is reserved for cases where traditional methods of insertion failed.