The nasogastric tube syndrome: Two case reports and review of the literature

Background The nasogastric tube syndrome is a potentially life‐threatening complication of an indwelling nasogastric (NG) tube. The syndrome is thought to result from ulceration and infection of the posterior cricoid region with subsequent dysfunction of vocal cord abduction. This dysfunction may pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Head & neck 2001-01, Vol.23 (1), p.59-63
Hauptverfasser:	Apostolakis, Louis W., Funk, Gerry F., Urdaneta, Luis F., McCulloch, Timothy M., Jeyapalan, Manjula M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Cricoid Cartilage Humans Intensive care medicine Intubation, Gastrointestinal - adverse effects Laryngeal Diseases - etiology larynx Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous nasogastric tube Non tumoral diseases Otorhinolaryngology (head neck, general aspects and miscellaneous) Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology posterior cricoarytenoid muscle Respiratory Sounds - etiology Syndrome trauma vocal cord paralysis Vocal Cords
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