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Patient safety alert on placement devices for nasogastric tube insertion
This alert has been issued in response to two recently reported patient safety incidents, when enteral nutrition was unintentionally given into the respiratory tract through a misplaced nasogastric tube inserted with the aid of a placement device.
Patient safety alerts are shared rapidly with healthcare providers via the Central Alerting System (CAS).