ArticleNutrients2022
Nationwide Prevalence and Outcomes of Long-Term Nasogastric Tube Placement in Adults.
Article in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06877897 (A Study of the Differences Between Submental Ultrasonography), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Study of the Differences Between Submental Ultrasonography (SUS) and Assessment by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) for Nasogastric Tube Removal
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The effects of reciprocal peer practice with digital platform on undergraduate nursing students' operational skills, critical thinking, and self-efficacy: a quasi-experimental study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- LASSO-based nomogram and machine learning models for predicting 30-day nasogastric tube dependence after acute ischemic stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- The Analysis of Risk Factors of Stroke-Associated Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Stroke Based on Lasso Regression and the Construction of a Nomogram Prediction Model.Infection and drug resistance · 2026Article
- Comparison of survival and pneumonia risk in advanced dementia patients on nasogastric tube feeding versus careful hand feeding.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- One-Year Mortality After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: The Prognostic Role of Nutritional Biomarkers and Care Settings.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Nasogastric tube feeding-induced iatrogenic empyema: a report of two cases and literature review.AME case reports · 2025Article
- Clinical and swallowing characteristics of tracheostomized patients with post-intubation acquired tracheal or laryngotracheal stenosis.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Construction of a risk prediction model for pulmonary infection in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage during the recovery phase based on machine learning.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- The Effect of Oral Diet Training in Indwelling Nasogastric Tube Patients with Prolonged Dysphagia.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Auricular Chondrocytes as a Cell Source for Scaffold-Free Elastic Cartilage Tissue Engineering.Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods · 2024Article
- Enhancing drug administration flexibility: evaluation of pharmacokinetic properties of tegoprazan orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) administered via nasogastric tube or oral dosing.Translational and clinical pharmacology · 2024Article
- Predictors for Failed Removal of Nasogastric Tube in Patients With Brain Insult.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Enteral Delivery of Pravastatin Sodium Tablets: Effect of Compounding into a Liquid Form and Co-Administration of Enteral Nutrition.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evolving Therapeutic Roles of Nasogastric Tubes: Current Concepts in Clinical Practice.Advances in therapy · 2023Review
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Abstract
Tube feeding (TF) is commonly used for patients with severe swallowing disturbance, and patients with chronic dysphagia are often provided with a long-term nasogastric tube (NGT). However, nationwide epidemiological data on long-term NGT placement are limited. The present study identified the prevalence and outcomes of patients with long-term NGT placement in Taiwan. Data were obtained from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database. Patients with NGT placement for more than 3 months between 2000 and 2012 were enrolled in this cohort study. An NGT cohort of 2754 patients was compared with 11,016 controls matched for age, sex, residential area, and comorbidities. The prevalence rate of long-term NGT reached 0.063% in 2005 and then remained stable at 0.05-0.06%. The major causes of NGT placement were stroke (44%), cancer (16%), head injury (14%), and dementia (12%). Men (63%) were more likely to have long-term NGT placement than women (37%). The adjusted hazard ratios were 28.1 (95% CI = 26.0, 30.3) for acute and chronic respiratory infections; 26.8 (95% CI = 24.1, 29.8) for pneumonia, 8.84 (95% CI = 7.87, 9.93) for diseases of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum; and 7.5 (95% CI = 14.7, 20.8) for mortality. Patients with NGT placement for more than 6 months had a higher odds ratio (1.58, 95% CI = 1.13, 2.20) of pneumonia than those with NGT placement for less than 6 months. Only 13% and 0.62% of the patients underwent rehabilitation therapy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, respectively. Long-term NGT use was associated with a higher risk of comorbidities and mortality. Stroke was the main illness contributing to long-term NGT use. Further interventions are necessary to improve the negative effects of long-term TF.
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