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Fracture of an Orogastric tube in a stroke patient: A case report
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  • Surendra Khanal,
  • Pramesh Shrestha,
  • Aayush Adhikari,
  • Suraj Shrestha,
  • Sanjeev Kharel,
  • Ramesh Khadayat
Surendra Khanal
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital

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Pramesh Shrestha
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
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Aayush Adhikari
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine
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Suraj Shrestha
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine
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Sanjeev Kharel
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine
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Ramesh Khadayat
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine
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Abstract

Orogastric and nasogastric tube are common methods of enteral feeding. While simple, these methods are not free of complications. A rare complication of these feeding methods is the fracture of the tube. This report describes a fracture of an orogastric tube in a 58-year-old stroke patient.

Peer review status:IN REVISION

31 May 2022Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
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01 Jun 2022Submission Checks Completed
01 Jun 2022Assigned to Editor
13 Jun 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
17 Jun 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
23 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor