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 ...

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.

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.

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.

After a couple of months with a NG tube, Juliette and her surgeon decided to try a gastrostomy feeding tube — one that is surgically placed through the skin and directly into the stomach.