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Hello doctor. May I ask, when a patient with a nasogastric tube is uncomfortable and voluntarily withdraws it, can it lead to death?
Nguyen Tien Du (1985)
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Hello. The technique of nasogastric tube placement is simply understood as putting a catheter into the patient's stomach to nourish food, monitor the disease, aspirate fluid... when the patient is unable to eat or drink by mouth.
In the case of arbitrarily withdrawing the gastric tube, it may not harm your life. Thank you for your question to Vinmec Health System. Best regards.
Answered by Doctor Department of Gastroenterology - Endoscopy - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.
