Girolamo Fabrici d’Acquapendente’s “nasogastric tube”. Strategies for artificial nutrition between the XVI and XVII centuries
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Girolamo Fabrici d'Acquapendente, nasogastric tube, artificial nutrition
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The contribution focuses on the idea proposed by Girolamo Fabrici d'Acquapendente to use a nasogastric tube to feed patients who are unable to open their mouths and independently take food and drinks.
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Paolo Zampetti, Università di Pavia - Società Italiana di Storia dell'Odontostomatologia SISOS
Docente di Storia dell'Odontoiatria nel Corso di Laurea in Odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria dell'Università degli Studi di Pavia e Presidente della Società Italiana di Storia dell'Odontostomatologia SISOS
Andrea Cozza, Medical Humanities, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padova, Italy
Phd student, Università di Padova
Maurizio Rippa Bonati, Medical Humanities, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padova, Italy
Professore associato di Storia della Medicina, Università di Padova