1. In neurology, nasogastric feeding is commonly seen in patients with bulbar palsy who experience dysphagia, a common cause of stroke. To ensure their nutritional needs, maintain fluid and electrolyte balance, administer medications, and promote recovery, nasogastric feeding is necessary. However, this procedure often causes discomfort, increasing patient stress and fear. Humanistic care is needed to ensure the patient's psychological, social, and emotional well-being, reducing discomfort and alleviating fear. Systematic patient assessment improves intubation success rates, shortens procedure time, reduces pain, and increases the cure rate.
2. In gastroenterology, nasogastric decompression is commonly seen in intestinal obstruction and severe pancreatitis. It is a crucial treatment for intestinal obstruction, removing gas and fluid from the gastrointestinal tract, reducing abdominal distension, lowering intraluminal pressure, and decreasing bacteria and toxins, thus improving local lesions and overall condition. The depth of insertion directly affects drainage effectiveness and the degree of improvement in abdominal distension.
