Nasogastric Tube Placement and Esophageal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Perforation of the esophagus associated with placement of nasogastric tubes is not uncommon in preterm infants. Herein we report three cases of iatrogenic esophageal perforation associated with nasogastric tube placement. With nonsurgical management of parenteral nutrition and broad-spectrum antimic...

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Main Authors: Su-Boon Yong, Jui-Shan Ma, Feng-Shun Chen, Mei-Yung Chung, Kuender D. Yang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957213002313
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description Perforation of the esophagus associated with placement of nasogastric tubes is not uncommon in preterm infants. Herein we report three cases of iatrogenic esophageal perforation associated with nasogastric tube placement. With nonsurgical management of parenteral nutrition and broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy, all three neonates survived without sequelae. Effective strategies to prevent such complications are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-e26fbc7aa1d84974aa02c2f09e9f527b2025-08-20T03:52:04ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722016-10-0157542743010.1016/j.pedneo.2013.10.011Nasogastric Tube Placement and Esophageal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight InfantsSu-Boon Yong0Jui-Shan Ma1Feng-Shun Chen2Mei-Yung Chung3Kuender D. Yang4Department of Pediatrics, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Feng-Yuan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Executive Yuan, Taichung, TaiwanDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Medical Research, Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, TaiwanPerforation of the esophagus associated with placement of nasogastric tubes is not uncommon in preterm infants. Herein we report three cases of iatrogenic esophageal perforation associated with nasogastric tube placement. With nonsurgical management of parenteral nutrition and broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy, all three neonates survived without sequelae. Effective strategies to prevent such complications are discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957213002313esophageal perforationextremely low-birth-weight infantnasogastric tube placementnonsurgical management
spellingShingle Su-Boon Yong
Jui-Shan Ma
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Kuender D. Yang
Nasogastric Tube Placement and Esophageal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
Pediatrics and Neonatology
esophageal perforation
extremely low-birth-weight infant
nasogastric tube placement
nonsurgical management
title Nasogastric Tube Placement and Esophageal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
title_full Nasogastric Tube Placement and Esophageal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
title_fullStr Nasogastric Tube Placement and Esophageal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
title_full_unstemmed Nasogastric Tube Placement and Esophageal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
title_short Nasogastric Tube Placement and Esophageal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
title_sort nasogastric tube placement and esophageal perforation in extremely low birth weight infants
topic esophageal perforation
extremely low-birth-weight infant
nasogastric tube placement
nonsurgical management
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957213002313
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