Acute and Critical Care

Case Reports

Gastroenterology
Nasogastric Tube Syndrome: Why Is It Important in the Intensive Care Unit?: Taehyun Kim, Seong Min Kim, Sung Birm Sohn, Yeon Ho Lee, Sang Youn Lim, Jae Kyeom Sim; Korean J Crit Care Med. 2015;30(3):231-233. Published online August 31, 2015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.3.231

14,795 View
172 Download
1 Crossref

Although the nasogastric tube (NGT) is widely used in critically ill patients, most intensivists do not give much thought to it or its possible complications. NGT syndrome is a rare but fatal complication characterized by throat pain and vocal cord paralysis in the presence of NGT. Recently, we experienced a case of NGT syndrome developed in an 86-year-old female twelve days after NGT insertion. We immediately removed the NGT and secured the airway by tracheostomy. She was treated successfully with an intravenous antibiotic, steroid and proton pump inhibitor and the syndrome did not recur after reinsertion of the NGT.

Citations

Citations to this article as recorded by

Nasogastric tube syndrome: A Meta-summary of case reports
Deven Juneja, Prashant Nasa, Gunjan Chanchalani, Ravi Jain
World Journal of Clinical Cases.2024; 12(1): 119. CrossRef

Esophageal-Retroesophageal Right Subclavian Artery Fistula: A Case Report: Jin Ho Choi, Chun Sung Byun, Seong Min Kim, Jung Joo Hwang; Korean J Crit Care Med. 2012;27(3):179-181.; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2012.27.3.179

2,414 View
14 Download

Abstract PDF: Fistula between retroesophageal subclavian artery and esophagus is rare but a fatal complication. The purpose of this case study is to describe a case of 47-year old male presented with intracranial hemorrhage being required a long stay in the intensive care unit and to demonstrate the importance of surveillance patients requiring prolonged nasogastric tube. Recognition of this aberrant artery is critical for the prevention of these catastrophic events.

First
Prev
Page of 1
Next
Last

Search