"insufflate air via the nasogastric tube to distend the stomach. Enough air should be used to distend the stomach and oppose the gastric wall to the anterior abdominal wall (~250-500 mL)."
"A radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG), or percutaneous radiological gastrostomy (RPG), is a procedure where a gastrostomy tube is inserted percutaneously into the stomach under fluoroscopic guidance, principally to provide nutritional support for patients with swallowing disorders 1. Gastrostomy tubes otherwise can be inserted endoscopically, known as a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)."
Expected headings
"Indications"
"Contraindications"
"Absolute contraindications"
"Relative contraindications"
"Procedure details"
"Complications"
"dangerous percutaneous access to the stomach (e.g. interposed colon)"
"inflate the gastrostomy balloon with the required amount of sterile water (e.g. 5-10 mL)"