What is the nasal tube?
The nasal tube is a plastic compound tube that is inserted through the nose and flows down the neck into the stomach. The feed tube is a medical device that is inserted into the patient's digestive tract so that the body when the patient could not eat normally. Unlimited natural ingestion and digestion usually include oral cancer, surgery, injury, severe eating disorders and any trauma or disorder that negatively affects the function of the digestive system. The tube can also be used for diagnostic purposes. The liquid can be moved down by the tube by means of gravity or pump. The NG tube is usually used if the patient only needs short -term intubation. If the patient needs long -term intubation, the doctor may prefer to insert the tube directly into the stomach or small intestine.
nasal tubes can be used for feeding, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. If the mouth or neck of the patient is endangeredDue to diseases such as esophageal cancer or nervous disorder that prevents normal swallowing, the necessary tube may be to obtain food and medicine for this damaged area of the body. Patients with severe anorexia nervosa, eating disorder may also have difficulty maintaining or reinstatement of healthy body weight, so for recovering the necessary nasal tube.
NG tubes can also be therapeutically used to leak undesirable materials from the stomach by a process known as stomach aspirations. The stomach secretion, poisonous ingredients and swallowed air can be vacuumed from the stomach through the tube, providing the patient relief and preventing vomiting. Diagnostically, the nasal tube can be used to examine stomach content and assess internal bleeding. The NG tube can also help in diagnostic imaging by providing contrast with other tissues in the body.
When inserting the nasal tube, the patient may be dressed by a local anesthetic. Patient and tube are measured to ensure that trUbice reaches the right depth into the stomach. The tube is then inserted into the nostril and pushed through the nasal passage, around the pharynx in the throat, the esophagus and the stomach. The doctor should be careful to accidentally push the tube into the airways, instead of down the digestive tract. Tests will sometimes be carried out to ensure correct placement.
While the nasal tube can cause some discomfort, it should not be painful. Nasogastric intubation should not proceed if the patient has trauma in the center of the face or has a recent nasal surgery. Doctors can also advise the nasal tube if the patient has a coagulation, or blood clotting, abnormality, obstacle of respiratory tract or esophagus, fracture of the skull or history of the stomach of the stomach. If the stomach is unsuitable for digestion, the doctor may decide to put the feed tube into the Junum or the middle of the small intestine segment, instead.