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What causes clogged in naso gastric tube?
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Food or mucus: Anything from your stomach can potentially clog an ng.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Thickened fluids: Thickened secretions get 'sticky' and 'clog' the narrow n-g tubes frequent flushing will help.
Answered 1/5/2019
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