A nasogastric tube is thin, soft, and flexible. The tube feeds directly into your baby’s stomach and food is processed through normal digestion. It shouldn't make your baby uncomfortable. The tubes ...

Nasogastric tube placement is a cornerstone in supportive and critical care, used not only for nutritional support but also for medication administration and gastrointestinal decompression. Despite ...

For patients who are unable to take medication by mouth, the tablet may be dispersed in a dosing cup and administered via NG tube or G tube. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an ...

Tube feeding involves giving a liquid dietary formula through a flexible tube inserted into the digestive tract. It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be ...

It's likely that you've seen someone with a feeding tube at one time or another. The nasogastric feeding tube was created to deliver nutrition to sick and hospitalized people so they wouldn't starve.