NASOGASTRIC TUBE

Course overview

NASOGASTRIC TUBES ARE PART OF THE STANDARD OF CARE IN TREATING INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION AND CAN ALSO BE USED TO PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT. THEY ARE MOST COMMON IN SURGICAL PATIENTS BUT ARE USEFUL IN ANY PATIENT POPULATION WHERE GASTRIC DECOMPRESSION OR NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT IS NECESSARY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF NASOGASTRIC TUBES AND EXPLAINS THE PERTINENT ANATOMY, TECHNIQUE, EQUIPMENT, AND POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS OF PLACEMENT OF NASOGASTRIC TUBES. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE USE OF NG TUBES.