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1848058

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
Small-bore Silastic feeding tubes are being used with increasing frequency for short- and long-term enteral hyperalimentation. We present three cases where these flexible tubes were passed into the tracheobronchial tree and then out into the pleural space. The result in each case was a pneumothorax or hydropneumothorax. These cases were collected at one community hospital over a 6-month period. A review of the current literature reveals reports of 10 similar cases. We conclude that, although the exact incidence of pleural complications of small-bore feeding tubes is unknown, it is not insignificant. The traditional methods of assessing proper nasogastric tube placement are inadequate when applied to these small tubes. Only a chest roentgenogram can assure placement in the stomach. Education of hospital staff on methods to avoid malposition of feeding tubes has resulted in an absence of pulmonary complications over a subsequent 1-year period.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0003-9926
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
151
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
599-602
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Pneumothorax complicating small-bore feeding tube placement.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102-1192.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports