Methods and complications of nasoenteral intubation |
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Authors: | Halloran Owen Grecu Bianca Sinha Ashish |
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Institution: | Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. ohallor1@jhmi.edu |
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Abstract: | Nasoenteral intubation is among the most common procedures performed by clinicians across all medical specialties. The most common technique for nasoenteral intubation is blind passage, as it does not require the use of sophisticated or expensive medical equipment. Unfortunately, blind placement too frequently results in trauma and is a source of significant morbidity and mortality. It is apparent that altered mental status, a preexisting endotracheal tube, and critical illness put a patient in a higher risk group for malposition and complications. Nasoenteral intubation should be attempted only with an understanding of the possibility for difficult placement and the potential complications that can arise from trauma or malposition. |
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Keywords: | enteral access nutrition GI access critical care research and diseases |
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