gastric or biliary tract surgery are candidates for nasogastric tube placement 1. The nasogastric tube provides a means to deliver calories and fluids and helps to rehydrate the stomach contents.

A team from Leeds Teaching Hospitals discuss the national rollout of a new radiographer-led nasogastric tube position check ...

Orogastric and nasogastric tubes are used for both decompression and feeding in the NICU. The placement and use of these tubes are one of the most frequent nursing procedures in the NICU.

Nicola Heath, head of governance at the hospital, said an investigation identified the medic involved had not been trained to confirm the correct placement of a nasogastric tube, was not aware ...