At our 710-bed academic medical center, nine (9) patients sustained injuries during nasogastric (NG) tube insertion attempts over a 16-month period (March 2021-July 2022). No injuries were reported during the comparable period before these events. This increase in reported events prompted an in-depth analysis to determine the root causes and implement a process improvement plan.
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