Knotting of a nasogastric feeding tube in a child with head injury: A case report and review of literature

• Main Authors: Nasiru J Ismail (Author), Gyang Markus Bot (Author), Ismail Hassan (Author), Danaan J Shilong (Author), Joseph O Obande (Author), Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu (Author), Ezekiel D Dung (Author), Bello B Shehu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nasogastric intubation is one of the most common routine nonoperative procedures available for the hospital care of patients. The insertion and removal of this tube is associated with many complications. The complications include trauma, nasal septal abscess and inadvertent entry into the cranial ca...