Fully a third of patients who have certain feeding tubes placed for Parkinson’s disease-related dysphagia are discharged to an eldercare facility, a new outcomes study has found. Investigators ...

A feeding tube is a device that’s inserted into your stomach through your abdomen. It’s used to supply nutrition when you have trouble eating. Feeding tube insertion is also called percutaneous ...

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 ...

Do not use your gastrostomy tube (g-tube) for 24 hours after tube placement. Do not eat or drink anything for 24 hours after tube placement; your doctor may order ice chips for you however. Do not ...

Pediatric gastrostomy tube feeding is an essential intervention for children who are unable to meet their nutritional needs via oral intake alone. This procedure, which involves the surgical placement ...