RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57706083
T1 Chapter 58. Nasogastric Intubation
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57706083
RD 2024/04/16
AB Nasogastric  (NG)  intubation  is  one  of  the  commonly  performed  procedures  in  the  Emergency  Department.1  Its  use  as  a  conduit  into  the  stomach  was  first  popularized  in  the  early  twentieth  century  mainly  through  the  efforts  of  Dr.  Levin.  Clinicians  have  since  studied  its  use,  have  proposed  methods  to  improve  the  ease  with  which  the  NG  tube  is  inserted,  and  determined  ways  to  diminish  the  incidence  of  potentially  lethal  complications.  A  NG  tube  is  often  placed  in  patients  who  have  a  bowel  obstruction,  intractable  nausea  and  vomiting,  intoxication,  significant  trauma,  upper  gastrointestinal  bleeding,  or  who  are  endotracheally  intubated.  The  procedure  is  rapid,  simple,  and  straightforward.