Self-knotting of Nasogastric Tube: Case Report and Review of Literature
Obukowho Lucky Onotai, Ndubuisi Sunny Uyanwanne
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · pp. 1–5 · Published 27 Jun 2015
10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19071Abstract
Naso-Gastric (NG) tube use is very common in patients’ care at all levels of healthcare service delivery Worldwide. However, it is not without its complications. Naso-Gastric tube self-knotting is an unusual complication associated with its insertion and removal. A review of literature shows that no such case has been documented in our environment. Therefore, we thought it necessary to report this first case of self-knotting of NG tube encountered in the management of a 60 year old male post laryngectomy patient in the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt, Nigeria. We want colleagues and other healthcare providers to be conversant with this unusual complication.
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