In nasogastric (NG) intubation, a thin tube is placed through your nose into your stomach. Learn why this procedure is used and what it involves.

Tube Feeding Your Baby. A nasogastric tube is thin, soft, and flexible. The tube feeds directly into your baby’s stomach and food is processed through normal digestion.

Keep in mind that a nasogastric tube isn’t meant to be used for long-term feeding needs. There are other types of tubes used for long-term needs that go directly into your stomach or small ...

Nasogastric (NG) feeding uses a tube that is long, soft, and thin. The tube goes in through the nose, down the esophagus, and into the stomach.

Considering lung collapse (pneumothorax) affects 2-5% of 35 million feeding tube placements every year worldwide, the safe placement of a nasogastric feeding tube requires special medical care.

Further analysis in an adjusted model demonstrated that nasogastric tube feeding was a significant risk factor for pneumonia (aHR = 1.41; 95% CI, 1.08-1.85), according to researchers.

A 12-year-old British girl still requires a feeding tube two years after contracting COVID-19 -- as the once energetic child battles to recover from the long-term ravages of the illness.