Fatal hydrothorax due to misplacement of a nasoenteric feeding tube

Yavascaoglu B., Acar H., Iscimen R., Gurbet A., Uysal H., Kutlay O.

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH, cilt.29, sa.5, ss.437-440, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/147323000102900509
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.437-440
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Blind nasoenteric intubation was attempted in a patient with chronic parkinsonism. The tube was inadvertently misplaced and penetrated the left pleural cavity. The next day, the patient developed cardiopulmonary arrest during dietary supplement infusion. This complication ultimately led to the patient's death. We have reviewed the known complications of nasoenteric tube placement and conclude that difficult insertion in patients at risk from tube misplacement should be followed by chest radiography to confirm the correct placement of the tube before nutritional support is started.