Transnasal endoscopy for enteral feeding tube placement in critically ill patients
Dranoff J, Angood P, Topazian M. Transnasal endoscopy for enteral feeding tube placement in critically ill patients. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 1999, 94: ajg1999650. PMID: 10520841, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01434.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFeeding tube placementEarly enteral feedingTube placementIll patientsTransnasal endoscopyFeeding tubeEnteral feedingConscious sedationConsecutive intensive care unit patientsPostpyloric feeding tube placementIntensive care unit patientsNasoenteric feeding tube placementEnteral feeding tube placementPostpyloric feeding tubesUltrathin transnasal endoscopePlain abdominal radiographsCare unit patientsIntensive care unitUnit patientsAbdominal radiographsCare unitPercutaneous gastrostomyConsecutive seriesDiagnostic endoscopyTransnasal endoscope