Use of a nasal bridle prevents accidental nasoenteral feeding tube removal

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-54

  Gunn, Scott R ^a   Early, Barbara J ^a   Zenati, Mazen S ^a   Ochoa, Juan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental removal; Bridle; Nasoenteral feeding tubes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENTERIC FEEDING; EPISTAXIS; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NOSE FEEDING; NOSE SEPTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TAPE; SURVIVAL; TUBE REMOVAL;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE;

EID: 60149110146     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607108321704     Document Type: Article

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