Methods to determine the internal length of nasogastric feeding tubes: An integrative review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 95-103

  Santos, Sandra Cristina Veiga de Oliveira ^a   Woith, Wendy ^b   Freitas, Maria Isabel Pedreira de ^a   Zeferino, Eliete Boaventura Bargas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Complications; Enteral nutrition; Evidence based practice; Gastric feeding tubes; Methods; Review; Tube feeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEVICES; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 84974802734     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.06.004     Document Type: Review

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