In the case of head trauma such as fracture of the anterior fossa of the skull, the NGT can pass through the cribriform plate causing intracranial penetration of the brain.
The most serious risk is that the patient will inhale some of the stomach contents into the lungs (aspiration). This may lead to bronchial infections and aspiration pneumonia.
yes you can. my mom had me when she had her tubes tied. i guess im an accident.
in most cases no! but there have been some women who have gotten pregnant because the job wasn't done well.
A nasogastric tube is a small plastic tube inserted through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach. It either serves as a tube for feeding liquid nutrition to someone who cannot swallow or...