Fractured OG tip: a case report

This case report describes a complication from use of an orogastric tube not previously described in the literature. An OG tube was placed and removed non-traumatically for the anesthetic management for an anterior-posterior cervical spinal fusion. Despite smooth placement and removal, the patient coughed up the tip of the OG tube while in the post anesthesia care unit. Orogastric (OG) and nasogastric (NG) tubes are routinely used in anesthesia as well as many other fields of medicine. OG and NG tubes leading to morbidity are rare; however, this report describes a new potential adverse event that clinicians should be aware of.