Nearly 450,000 Americans with swallowing or digestive problems manage tube feedings -- also called home enteral nutrition -- on their own. Some have temporary feeding tubes, while others leave the ...

An investigation into the most appropriate syringe size for use with nasogastric feeding tubes, and whether or not larger syringes produce lower pressure. Abstract Knox, T., Davie, J. (2009) ...

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 ...

They call themselves “tubies” — people with certain medical conditions who accept long-term feeding tubes as the best or only way to nourish themselves. With the feeding tube in place, many resume ...

For most clinicians, the biggest change ushered in by the new ISO-compliant standards will involve enteral tubes, feeding sets, and syringes. The first phase involves enteral feeding administration ...

CLEVELAND, March 30-Surgery or a major infection often leaves patients without an appetite or with difficulty swallowing, and this problem is usually solved by employing a nasogastric tube to ...

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has updated its Practice Alert for feeding tube insertion and created a new Practice Alert covering aspiration prevention practices for tube-fed ...