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To the Editor: Thomas et al. (Oct. 24 issue)¹ touch on a controversial issue when they state that "radiographic confirmation of tube placement should be mandatory before material is lavaged through nasogastric tubes." There are a great many nasogastric and feeding tubes placed, and replaced, in this country. Chest radiography, usually performed at the bedside, is relatively expensive and may not be available in some institutions.

The word "mandatory" should be used reluctantly when applied to the practice of medicine, which remains an art as well as a science. I certainly agree that radiographs should be obtained in most patients . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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