The Association of Nil Per Os (NPO) Days with Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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Nil per os except medications order in the dysphagic patient.
OBJECTIVES To demonstrate why the 'nil per os except medications' order is contraindicated prior to dysphagia testing and to recommend ways to prevent aspiration of medications in the dysphagic population. METHODS A 71-year-old male deemed at-risk for aspiration due to coughing when drinking thin liquids was made nil per os except medications and referred for dysphagia testing. Swallowing was...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology Research and Practice
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1687-6121,1687-630X
DOI: 10.1155/2018/2795468