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=== Tube types ===
Nasogastric and orogastric tubes are short-term, generally under four to six weeks. Gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes are surgically or endoscopically placed for long-term feeding. Small-bore feeding tubes are more comfortable but collapse with aspiration and clog easily. Large-bore sump tubes such as the Salem sump are used for decompression, and the blue air vent, the pigtail, is kept above the level of the stomach and is never clamped or used for irrigation.