What to do with a blocked gastric tube?

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Hello doctor! My father put a nasogastric tube but it is blocked, what should I do? Thank you doctor for the advice!
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Hi, thank you for sending your question to Vinmec Health System, to your question I would like to answer as follows: The gastric tube is used to collect the fluid. in the stomach, help reduce gastrointestinal pressure, rinse the stomach or support eating, give medication to patients who cannot eat or drink on their own due to a serious life-threatening swallowing disorder... the purpose that the doctor and nurse have indicated whether or not to keep the catheter and for how long, if in the process of saving the tube is blocked, the nurse will check and re-open it, if it is blocked, it may have to replace the tube new. Wishing your family good health!
Master, Doctor Nguyen Quoc Lan - Digestive Endoscopy Doctor - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.