Considering lung collapse (pneumothorax) affects 2-5% of 35 million feeding tube placements every year worldwide, the safe placement of a nasogastric feeding tube requires special medical care.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “This study helps to strengthen the evidence for careful hand-feeding, particularly for places where nasogastric ...

Brigid’s Path, Ohio’s first newborn recovery center, is now able to provide nasogastric tube feeding for infants exposed to addictive substances. Nurses at the Kettering nonprofit say this new ...

A collaboration study led by researchers from the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has found ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Problem: Two cases of nosocomial legionellosis due to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 6 (Lp6) were identified in the intensive care unit.

Anorexia (not eating) can lead to serious health issues in dogs and cats. When animals don't eat, they break down their muscle tissue to provide energy for their bodies. Over time, anorexia can lead ...

It's likely that you've seen someone with a feeding tube at one time or another. The nasogastric feeding tube was created to deliver nutrition to sick and hospitalized people so they wouldn't starve.

Officials at Guantanamo Bay are once again being falsely accused of “torture” — this time for using nasogastric feeding tubes to sustainterrorist detainees who are on a hunger strike. Federal Judge ...