Nasogastric tube withdrawal: An unusual cause of accidental extubation and near cardiac arrest in an infant

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dc.contributorSinha, Prabhat Kumar
dc.contributorKoshy, Thomas
dc.contributorSivakumar, Periasamy
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-04T11:44:41Z
dc.date.available2012-12-04T11:44:41Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractINSERTING A NASOGASTRIC TUBE (NGT) is one of the most frequent procedures performed by anesthesiologists during perioperative care of the patient. There have been numerous reports of major complications resulting from NGT insertion that include intracranial placement, digestive tract injury, misplacement to the trachea and lung with associated complications, intussusception resulting in bowel obstruction, and massive hemorrhage.(1-6) Rare reports of airway compromise in adult patients after NGT insertion also have been reported.(7-9) A rare incident in which accidental extubation occurred while withdrawing an NGT in an infant scheduled for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) that resulted in rapid desaturation and near cardiac arrest is described, along with the possible mechanisms and ways to prevent such incidents while anesthetizing an infant in such remote locations.
dc.identifier.citationJOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA. 22; 1; 105-107en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2007.02.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18249342
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/handle/123456789/779
dc.publisherJOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA
dc.subjectCritical Care
dc.titleNasogastric tube withdrawal: An unusual cause of accidental extubation and near cardiac arrest in an infant
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