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Case of the Week 461



What is the most likely diagnosis?

  • Four different patients with Dobbhoff Tubes (feeding tubes) in place. Which one is in the correct position?



Four Different Patients

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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Answer:

  1. A - In Right Lower Lobe Bronchus
  2. B - Correct position in duodenum
  3. C - Too high (in neck)
  4. D - Coiled in distal esophagus

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Dobbhoff Tubes (Nasoduodenal Feeding Tubes)

Indications for use

  • A small-bore, flexible silicone tube usually inserted into the nose with a weighted tip that should preferentially be past the pylorus
  • Used for nutrition in patients who
    • Require mechanical ventilation
    • Have an altered mental status
    • Have swallowing disorders
  • It is a narrow-bore (3mm-8 French) which can be left in place for 6 weeks or more
    • Causes less local irritation than nasogastric tubes
    • Unlike a large-bore nasogastric tube, it is not attached to suction 

 

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