Patient safety matters: Reducing the risks of nasogastric tubes

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 228-230

  Yardley, Iain E ^a   Donaldson, Liam J ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nasogastric tube; Patient safety; Safety alert

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 77952984566     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-3-228     Document Type: Article

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