Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy versus nasogastric tube feeding for adults with swallowing disturbances.
Gomes CA Jr, Andriolo RB, Bennett C, Lustosa SA, Matos D, Waisberg DR, Waisberg J.
Gomes CA Jr, et al.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 May 22;2015(5):CD008096. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008096.pub4.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015.
PMID: 25997528
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Nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding is a classic, time-proven technique, although its prolonged use can lead to complications such as lesions to the nasal wing, chronic sinusitis, gastro-oesophageal reflux, and aspiration pneumonia. ...
Nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding is a classic, time-proven technique, although its prolonged use can lead to complications such as lesions to …