Enteral feeding has been practiced for more than 3500 years. The earliest records document the use of reeds by the ancient Egyptians, Indians, and Chinese to supplement nutrition with various elements, such as wine, milk, whey, and barley.1,2 During World War I, enteral techniques were used to force-feed prisoners on hunger strikes.3,4 In the latter context, enteral feeding was often regarded as inhumane and brutal.3,4 It was not until the 1960s and 1970s that the use of enteral feeding for nutritional supplementation in medical settings became widespread.5 During the 1980s, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes were used to enable enteral feedings in adults. Before this, the PEG tube procedure had been limited to pediatric units for feeding neurologically impaired infants.6 Nasoduodenal tubes and nasogastric tubes currently are used in intensive care units and extended-care facilities. Although some clinicians prefer...
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March 01 2017
Electromagnetic Tube-Placement Device: The Replacement for the Radiographic Gold Standard?
Julia Park, DO;
Julia Park, DO
Julia Park, Joshua Tan, and Sylvia Krzeminski are residents at the Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Meghana Bandlamuri is a student at the Maricopa Medical Center. Richard W. Carlson is a faculty member at the Maricopa Medical Center, and is affiliated with the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Sylvia Krzeminski, MD;
Sylvia Krzeminski, MD
Julia Park, Joshua Tan, and Sylvia Krzeminski are residents at the Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Meghana Bandlamuri is a student at the Maricopa Medical Center. Richard W. Carlson is a faculty member at the Maricopa Medical Center, and is affiliated with the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Joshua Tan, DO, MPH;
Joshua Tan, DO, MPH
Julia Park, Joshua Tan, and Sylvia Krzeminski are residents at the Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Meghana Bandlamuri is a student at the Maricopa Medical Center. Richard W. Carlson is a faculty member at the Maricopa Medical Center, and is affiliated with the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Meghana Bandlamuri;
Meghana Bandlamuri
Julia Park, Joshua Tan, and Sylvia Krzeminski are residents at the Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Meghana Bandlamuri is a student at the Maricopa Medical Center. Richard W. Carlson is a faculty member at the Maricopa Medical Center, and is affiliated with the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Richard W. Carlson, MD, PhD
Julia Park, Joshua Tan, and Sylvia Krzeminski are residents at the Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Meghana Bandlamuri is a student at the Maricopa Medical Center. Richard W. Carlson is a faculty member at the Maricopa Medical Center, and is affiliated with the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Corresponding author: Richard W. Carlson, md, phd, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85008 (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Am J Crit Care (2017) 26 (2): 162–163.
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Julia Park, Sylvia Krzeminski, Joshua Tan, Meghana Bandlamuri, Richard W. Carlson; Electromagnetic Tube-Placement Device: The Replacement for the Radiographic Gold Standard?. Am J Crit Care 1 March 2017; 26 (2): 162–163. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2017680
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