Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large ... Check the sorbitol content if gastrointestinal distress occurs. Dilute hypertonic medications with at least 10 30 mL of ...

This is typically used to decompress the stomach when there is a gastrointestinal blockage. In rare cases, it can be used for longer-term nutrition if the patient is not a candidate for a feeding tube ...

Nursing faculty March and Spurlock investigate blenderized tube feeding after losing loved ones to complications from feeding ...

This comes after her granddaughter inexplicably began suffering from ulcers in her GI tract and damage to ... down the girl’s feeding tube, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit ...

Summary: Enteral nutrition through a feeding tube is the preferred method of nutrition support in patients who have a functioning gastrointestinal tract but who are unable to be fed orally.