Inadvertent tracheobronchial placement of feeding tube in a mechanically ventilated patient

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 365-367

  Wang, Po Chien ^a   Tseng, Guan Ying ^a   Yang, Hsiao Bai ^a   Chou, Kuo Chih ^a   Chen, Chung Hua ^a  

^a Ton Yen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complication; Feeding tube; Misplacement; Nasogastric tube

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHUS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEEDING APPARATUS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PNEUMONIA; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 50049113290     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70141-2     Document Type: Article

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