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Tracheobronchial malposition of fine bore feeding tube in patients with mechanical ventilation

Ru-Bin Luo, Mao Zhang* and Jian-Xin Gan

Author Affiliations

Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine; Research Institute of Emergency Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88 Jiefang road, Hangzhou, 310009 China

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Critical Care 2011, 15:454 doi:10.1186/cc10520

Published: 18 November 2011

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The increasing prevalence of the use of enteral feeding tubes during critical illness leads to the increased potential for malposition of the tube [1], which may result in severe complications. We report tracheobronchial malposition of feeding tubes in six mechanically ventilated patients.