%0 Journal Article
%T Technique for Percutaneous Fluoroscopically Guided G-Tube Placement in a High-BMI Patient
%A Irwin M. Best
%J Case Reports in Critical Care
%D 2012
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2012/807161
%X Enteral feeding is still the preferred method of nutritional support even in patients with excessive body mass index. Often, this mass poses a hindrance in performing routine procedures. We present a case describing the technique used to safely place a fluoroscopically guided G-tube in a patient with a significant nutritional deficit after repair of a ruptured thoracic aneurysm. Her admission weight was in excess of 180 Kg. However, protracted respiratory insufficiency and mechanical ventilation prolonged her hospital course. The G-tube was successfully placed using a fluoroscopically guided technique. The advantages of such an approach are discussed.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/crim/cc/2012/807161/