TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Feeding Tube Placement A1 - McKean, MD, SFHM, FACP, Sylvia C. A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Scheurer, Danielle B. PY - 2017 T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e AB - Nasogastric tube insertion is performed in the hospital setting for a variety of indications, including enteral feeding. The actual process of nutrients passing through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract appears to stimulate a complex series of responses that affect immunologic integrity. There is a lower incidence of infection, multiorgan failure, and mortality associated with enteral feeding than with total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Feeding tubes will not prevent microaspiration from oropharyngeal contents in cognitively impaired patients (see Table 123-1). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137613105 ER -