Annals of cardiac anaesthesiaHumansFemaleAdultIntubationGastrointestinal
A Potentially Lethal Course of a Nasogastric Tube: Case Report.
G J Lekshmipriya, George V Kurien, Suresh G Nair, Nisha Rajmohan, Anupama Shaji
Published: 202610.4103/aca.aca_211_25
Abstract
Nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion is a common procedure, often performed blindly. We report a rare, near-fatal complication in a 44-year-old woman where an NGT traversed the internal jugular vein, superior vena cava, and perforated the right atrium in…
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