Tension Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Insertion of Nasogastric Tube
Nasogastric tube has a key role in the management of substantial number of hospitalized patients particularly the critically ill. In spite of the apparent simple insertion technique, nasogastric tube placement has its serious perhaps fatal complications which need to be carefully assessed. Pulmonary...
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| description | Nasogastric tube has a key role in the management of substantial number of hospitalized patients particularly the critically ill. In spite of the apparent simple insertion technique, nasogastric tube placement has its serious perhaps fatal complications which need to be carefully assessed. Pulmonary misplacement and associated complications are commonplace during nasogastric tube procedure. We present a case of tension pneumothorax and massive surgical emphysema in critically ill ventilated patient due to inadvertent nasogastric tube insertion and also discussed the risk factors, complication list, and arrays of techniques for safer tube placement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-03b29a9f3fb3473194f7a1fe4046efdc2025-08-20T02:03:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392015-01-01201510.1155/2015/690742690742Tension Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Insertion of Nasogastric TubeNarjis AL Saif0Adel Hammodi1M. Ali Al-Azem2Rasheed Al-Hubail3Critical Care Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 15215, Dammam 31444, Saudi ArabiaCritical Care Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 15215, Dammam 31444, Saudi ArabiaCritical Care Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 15215, Dammam 31444, Saudi ArabiaCritical Care Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, P.O. Box 15215, Dammam 31444, Saudi ArabiaNasogastric tube has a key role in the management of substantial number of hospitalized patients particularly the critically ill. In spite of the apparent simple insertion technique, nasogastric tube placement has its serious perhaps fatal complications which need to be carefully assessed. Pulmonary misplacement and associated complications are commonplace during nasogastric tube procedure. We present a case of tension pneumothorax and massive surgical emphysema in critically ill ventilated patient due to inadvertent nasogastric tube insertion and also discussed the risk factors, complication list, and arrays of techniques for safer tube placement.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/690742 |
| spellingShingle | Narjis AL Saif Adel Hammodi M. Ali Al-Azem Rasheed Al-Hubail Tension Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Insertion of Nasogastric Tube Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | Tension Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Insertion of Nasogastric Tube |
| title_full | Tension Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Insertion of Nasogastric Tube |
| title_fullStr | Tension Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Insertion of Nasogastric Tube |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tension Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Insertion of Nasogastric Tube |
| title_short | Tension Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Insertion of Nasogastric Tube |
| title_sort | tension pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema complicating insertion of nasogastric tube |
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