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Complications of Nasogastric Tube Insertion

Animation visualizing potential complication that can occur when inserting a nasogastric tube into the nose of a conscious patient causing significant discomfort. These complications include vomiting, gagging, epitaxis (nose bleed), bronchial placement inducing a collapsed lung, esophageal perforation, gastric rupture, vocal cord injuries, pulmonary aspiration, pharyngeal misplacement, and intracranial misplacement.