Methods and complications of nasoenteral intubation

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-66

  Halloran, Owen ^a   Grecu, Bianca ^a   Sinha, Ashish ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

critical care; enteral access; GI access; nutrition; research and diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMPYEMA; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FACE INJURY; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LUNG ABSCESS; MALPOSITION; MEDIASTINITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; STOMACH INTUBATION; TECHNIQUE;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; INTUBATION; NOSE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79251523538     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607110370976     Document Type: Article

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