Gastric intubation, most often performed as nasogastric intubation, is a medical process involving the insertion of a plastic tube through the nose, down the esophagus and into the stomach. Orogastric intubation is a similar process involving insertion of the tube through the mouth instead. The nasogastric tube was invented by Abraham Louis Levin, and in Commonwealth countries the nasogastric tube is also known as Ryle tube, after John Alfred Ryle.
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Why might a tube be passed into the stomach?
MedlinePlus lists removing poisons, blood or excess medicines, relieving a blockage, and stopping frequent vomiting.
MedlinePlus, from the US National Library of Medicine, lists several reasons a tube may be passed through the nose or mouth into the stomach for gastric suction: to remove poisons, harmful materials, blood or excess medicines from the stomach, to collect stomach acid, to relieve pressure from a blockage in the intestines, and to stop frequent vomiting.
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Gastric intubation (Wikipedia)
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Nasogastric intubation is a medical process involving the insertion of a plastic tube (nasogastric tube or NG tube) through the nose, down the esophagus, and down into the stomach.
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