Recommendation of Nasogastric Tube Removal in Acute Stroke Patients Based on Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study.
Jong Moon HwangYoun Soo CheongMin-Gu KangSeong-Min ChunYu-Sun MinYang-Soo LeeTae-Du JungPublished in: Annals of rehabilitation medicine (2017)
We concluded that removing the NGT and changing to oral feeding with a food thickener is a safe food modification for acute stroke patients with thin liquid aspiration. Therefore, we recommend that VFSS should be conducted promptly in acute stroke patients to avoid unnecessary prolonged NGT feeding.