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This may be a stupid question but after reading that "selective" nasogastric decompression results in fewer pulmonary postoperative complications I've wandering... In which ELECTIVE cases will you do this? In my center we do it for virtually all abdominal cases, especially if they are laparoscopic (nasogastric tube after intubation, suction and then leave it for the entire surgery. Before emergence suction again and then take it out). The surgeons usually dont ask us to do it, its just routine. Do you do the same?
This may be a stupid question but after reading that "selective" nasogastric decompression results in fewer pulmonary postoperative complications I've wandering... In which ELECTIVE cases will you do this? In my center we do it for virtually all abdominal cases, especially if they are laparoscopic (nasogastric tube after intubation, suction and then leave it for the entire surgery. Before emergence suction again and then take it out). The surgeons usually dont ask us to do it, its just routine. Do you do the same?