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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2023

Breakage of an orogastric tube in a critically Ill patient: a case report.

Surendra Khanal, Suraj Shrestha, Ramesh Khadayat, Aayush Adhikari, Elisha Poddar, Sanjeev Kharel, Pradeep Raj Regmi

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Surendra KhanalDepartments of Critical Care Medicine.
Suraj ShresthaMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ramesh KhadayatMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Aayush AdhikariMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Elisha PoddarMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sanjeev KharelMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Pradeep Raj RegmiRadiology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital · NP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Orogastric and nasogastric tubes are common methods of enteral feeding. Although the methods of tube feeding are simple, these methods are not free of complications. Case presentation: This case report describes a 58-year-old patient with the diagnosis of stroke, in whom there was breakage of an orogastric tube during a prolonged ICU stay. Clinical discussion: Early enteral feeding in patients without any contraindications is associated with improved organ survival and recovery, and decreased incidence of infections, which decreases the ICU stay and improves the overall outcome. Nasogastric and orogastric tubes are the most commonly inserted feeding tubes. Breakage of an orogastric tube is a rare complication that can occur due to manufacturing defects, exposure to a harsh acidic environment, and forceful flushing of an obstructed tube. Conclusions: Timely identification of the broken feeding tube can help the treating clinicians retrieve it easily even with the help of a laryngoscope in selected patients.

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complicationsenteral feedingorogastric tube break

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PMID37427201
PMCPMC10328672
OpenAlexW4383710025

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