Patient post op day 2 from heart transplant.Rn told by day shift rn that ng tube had some resistance but was able to flush, just slowly.At beginning at shift, rn able to flush w/sterile water with no issues.In morning, rn attempted to flush ng with sterile water to check it before administering tylenol.Rn flushed gently and noted sterile water come out of patient¿s nose.Rn stopped, pulled back on tube and removed approximately 61 cm of the tube and noted the end of it was broken/snapped.Rn alerted md, cxray and kub (chest x ray and kidney, ureter, bladder x-ray) ordered, team aware, rn unable to give tylenol.Per measurement, approx.29 cm left inside the pt.Per x-ray done earlier.Ng is weighted.The oropharynx was first carefully exposed using a tongue blade.Following this, the distal end of the keofeeding tube was visible.A pediatric magill forcep was then used to carefully grasp the feeding tube, and then used to remove the remaining distal end without any resistance.This was checked with the proximal segment (removed at time of rupture), and confirmed to be the full length of the feeding tube in entirety.There was an area of kinking in the tube just distal to site of rupture.Item sku: (b)(4).Corflo feeding tube ultra ped ng with stylet, 8 fr, 36" l.
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