Depending on the ability of the bedridden patient to move, he or she can:feed herselffed through a nasogastric tubeWith a nasogastric tube, there are preliminaries of checking the nasogastric tube before proceeding. One must check:proper position of the NGTfor patency or blockage of the tube
Tube From The Nose To The Stomach
six months
A nasogastric tube is placed through the nose and into the stomach.Nasogastric intubation
Confirming Nasogastric tube placement must be done through pH testing and xray, not by using the whoosh method.
A nasogastric tube is inserted from the nose to the stomach on the day of surgery or during surgery to remove gastric secretions and prevent nausea and vomiting.
2cm
7 days
The simplest way to learn how to place a nasogastric tube is to get your vet to show you and practice. The procedure is actually fairly straight forward but proper execution is critical.
Nasogastric suction involves removing solids, liquids, or gasses from the stomach or small intestine by inserting a tube through the nose and suctioning the gastrointestinal material through the tube.
The original nasogastric feeding tube was invented in 1976 by 2 surgeons Dr. Robert Dobbie and Dr. Hoffmeister. Most feeding tubes are passed through the nose into the stomach for acute issues.
The abbreviation NG is for nasogastric or nanogram.