Nasogastric Tube Insertion in Anesthetized Intubated Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Hysterectomies: A Comparative Study of Three Techniques.

Background: Insertion of a nasogastric tube (NGT) in an anesthetized, comatose intubated patient is not always as easy as in a conscious, cooperative patient. Various techniques have been tried with varying success. The aim of this randomized study was to compare and evaluate the two techniques of NGT insertion with the conventional technique of insertion with respect to success rate, time taken for insertion and adverse effects.

Proptosis in a post-renal transplant patient with disseminated tuberculosis.

A 55-year-old male patient 13 years post living-related renal transplant on immunosuppressives presented with prolonged fever and a recent protrusion of the right eyeball. Evaluation revealed disseminated tuberculosis with a tuberculoma in the right orbit.