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Sent to Health Experts November 15, 2007 10:13 a.m.

How is external routing of NG tube-to-pump important in preventing extremes of reverse flow of tube contents up into the throat (post GERD operation)?

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vertical looping and elevating from floor

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November 15, 2007 6:45 p.m. (8 hours and 31 minutes later)

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Sent November 16, 2007 8:04 p.m. (2 hours and 34 minutes later)

Doctor, &nb sp; Assuming vacuum working properly, I found that if the NG tube is strung flat to floor and also uncoiled to pump that content accumulation builds up to a point where the swaying motion can cause eventual backward flow, enough to pass through the syphinter into the throat resulting in burning, gasping and caughing for hours and days. By vertically looping the tube and elevating off the floor the large fluid coluum is broken up into portions that vacuum safely.

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