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In order to improve the success at post-pyloric placement, modifications have been made to the feeding tubes, including lengthening the tube, altering the configuration and profile of the tip, and adding various types of weights [ 34 37 38 ] . Innovative methods of placement have been described that include using industrial magnets, bedside sonography, fiberoptics through the tube, gastric insufflation, and electrocardiogram-guided placement [ 33 37 38 39 40 ] . Prokinetic agents have also been used to improve the likelihood of trans-pyloric passage of the feeding tube [ 35 39 40 41 42 ] . The number of variations and modifications of the blind bedside technique attest to the fact that none is ideal.
That's because his true focus isn't the end of the epidemic, but lengthening the lives of the already infected.
Often, such lengthening leads to subtle errors.
Well, partly it's because the world keeps offering us more and more choices--except the choice of lengthening the day.
The real evidence for global warming is two long-term trends: The incidence of heavy downpours is increasing and the "frost-free" season is lengthening.