RT Book, Section
A1 McKean, MD, SFHM, FACP, Sylvia C.
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Scheurer, Danielle B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1137613105
T1 Feeding Tube Placement
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843133
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137613105
RD 2023/04/01
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).