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It's likely that you've seen someone with a feeding tube at one time or another. The nasogastric feeding tube was created to deliver nutrition to sick and hospitalized people so they wouldn't starve.

Enteral nutrition constitutes a cornerstone of medical care for patients unable to meet their nutritional requirements orally. By delivering nutrients directly into the gastrointestinal tract via ...