INTRACRANIAL PLACEMENT OF A NASOGASTRIC T UBE IN PATIENT

Authors
ESTEBE JP FLEUREAUX O LENAOURES A MALLEDANT Y
Citation
Jp. Estebe et al., INTRACRANIAL PLACEMENT OF A NASOGASTRIC T UBE IN PATIENT, Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation, 13(6), 1994, pp. 843-845
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation → ACNP
ISSN journal
07507658
Volume
13
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
843 - 845
Database
ISI
SICI code
0750-7658(1994)13:6<843:IPOANT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The accident intracranial insertion of a nasogastric tube is a well kn own complication. We report the case of 19-year-old girl with a severe craniofacial trauma who had a nasogastric tube inserted at the site o f the traffic accident. The aspiration gave issue of haemorrhagic flui d. At admission the X-ray of the skull showed the intracerebral penetr ation of the tube. It was removed but the patient died two days later. The various means of prevention and treatment of this complication ar e discussed.