Postoperative application of naso-esophageal (NE) tube feeding in patients undergoing oral surgery

Susumu HASHITANI; Hiromitsu KISHIMOTO; Yasuhiro KITANO; Midori SAKATA; Norihiko NISHIMURA; Jun NATORI; Masahiro URADE

doi:10.5794/jjoms.47.101

Susumu HASHITANI, Hiromitsu KISHIMOTO, Yasuhiro KITANO, Midori SAKATA, Norihiko NISHIMURA, Jun NATORI, Masahiro URADE

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Keywords: naso-gastric tube feeding, naso-esophageal tube feeding

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2001 Volume 47 Issue 2 Pages 101-104

DOI https://doi.org/10.5794/jjoms.47.101

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Abstract

We compared naso-esophageal (NE) tube feeding with naso-gastric (NG) tube feeding in 30 postoperative inpatients.
Although the time required for NE tube feeding was much shorter than that required for NG tube feeding, no diarrhea occurred as a side effect. Early after the start of NE tube feeding, abdominal distention was reported in 3 patients, and nausea was reported in 1.
Our findings show that NE tube feeding is a good method for patients undergoing oral surgery.

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