Timely initiation of enteral feeding requires efficient placement of nasoenteric feeding tubes. It is generally agreed that postpyloric placement of feeding tubes reduces the risk of regurgitation and aspiration of feeding formulas. The authors describe a simple, economic method of achieving postpyloric placement of feeding tubes in most patients.
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