Equal aspiration rates from postpylorus and intragastric-placed small-bore nasoenteric feeding tubes: a randomized, prospective study.

RM, Strong; SC, Condon; MR, Solinger; BN, Namihas; LA, Ito-Wong; JE, Leuty

doi:10.1177/014860719201600159

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Equal aspiration rates from postpylorus and intragastric-placed small-bore nasoenteric feeding tubes: a randomized, prospective study.

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Authors:

Strong RM

Condon SC

Solinger MR

Abstract

Postpylorus delivery of enteral feeding is perceived by many experts to be safer than intragastric delivery. To test this assumption, patients with similar Glasgow Coma Scores were given identical enteral formulas continuously via a 10-French nasoenteric tube, placed into the stomach or beyond the s...

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