Advice for prevention of inadvertent respiratory placement of nasogastric feeding tube

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 241-247

  Haga, Yoshio ^a,b   Yamanouchi, Takeshi ^c   Matsukura, Shiro ^d   Nagamatsu, Yoshinori ^e   Yoshidomi, Koichi ^f   Fukano, Kumi ^b   Kawano, Miyoko ^g   Abematsu, Yumiko ^h   Matoba, Koji ^f   Koga, Toshiko ^d   Tonai, Toyoko ⁱ  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KUMAMOTO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYUSHU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d Miyaki gun   (Japan)

^e Omuta National Hospital   (Japan)

^f Minami Kyushu Hospital   (Japan)

^g National Hospital Organization Miyazaki Higashi Hospital   (Japan)

^h NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KAGOSHIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

ⁱ FUKUOKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enteral nutrition; Feeding tube; Medical errors; Misplacement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CAREGIVER; EMPYEMA; FEEDING; MEDICAL ERROR; MOUTH; NASOGASTRIC TUBE MISPLACEMENT; PH; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TUBE REMOVAL; X RAY;

EID: 58149393487     PISSN: 09246479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JRS-2008-449     Document Type: Article

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