There is no such thing as which is better, gastrostomy or nasogastrostomy, and the choice generally needs to be based on how long the patient has been unable to eat by mouth.
1. Nasogastric feeding: The patient cannot eat through the mouth for a short period of time, but can tolerate transnasal gastric tube feeding for nutritional intake within four to eight weeks. Such as cerebral infarction, coma and dysphagia.
2. Gastrostomy: It is mainly used for patients who can’t eat by mouth for a long time, such as those who can’t be operated for upper esophageal tumors with obstruction or those who can’t eat after chemotherapy, but hope to improve the quality of life and carry out normal human activities, and don’t want to put the catheter into the inside of the nose, then it is better to carry out gastrostomy in order to ensure the nutrition of the human body.
Gastrostomy and nasogastric feeding are both enteral nutrition measures to ensure the body’s normal nutritional needs, and a specialized physician needs to decide which one to choose based on the condition.