A nasogastric tube (NG tube) is a special tube that carries food and medicine to the stomach through the nose. It can be used for all feedings or for giving a person extra calories..
NG tube may be used for treatments such as sucking excess fluids out of the stomach and delivering medicines.
NG tube measured?
Distance from the tip of the nose to earlobe to xiphisternum is commonly used to determine the length of nasogastric tube to be inserted..