Percutaneous endoscopic gastric feeding tubes raise pressure ulcer risk, reveals study. The analysis of thousands of nursing home patients with advanced dementia appears in the May 14 edition of the ...

Gastric tubes are available in a variety of materials, sizes and configurations. The composition of a medical device should be determined by the environment in which it is meant to reside and the ...

For gastric decompression. If enteral tube feeding is likely to be needed only for a short time (less than four weeks), a feeding tube is usually inserted into the stomach through the nose ...

Feeding tubes are designed to nourish patients, not deprive them of calories and hasten weight loss. News reports of a feeding tube diet popped up, followed by a slew of TV reports on the new “trend.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A new study led by Brown University researchers reports that percutaneous endoscopic gastric (PEG) feeding tubes, long assumed to help bedridden dementia patients ...

NAINR. 2014;14(3):103-108. While the x-ray is not a practical tool for routine assessment in the neonatal population, it does present the most accurate picture of placement. When x-rays are obtained ...