However, nasogastric feeding is unsuitable for patients with severely compromised gastric emptying owing to partial obstruction or ileus. Such patients require postpyloric tube placement with ...

Nasogastric intubation is easy and is an effective means of delivering nutrition and fluids when other feeding methods are not feasible. This column describes how to place a nasogastric tube in a ...

Orogastric and nasogastric tubes are used for both decompression and feeding in the NICU. The placement and use of these tubes are one of the most frequent nursing procedures in the NICU.

People with advanced dementia who received a permanent feeding tube spent more time in the hospital, had more events and were ...

These infants may require months of therapy that involves adhesives to attach nasal cannulas, nasogastric feeding tubes, and vascular access devices, as well as monitoring electrodes and sensors.

It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be placed surgically, endoscopically or by interventional radiology. Nasogastric Tube (NG): An NG tube passes through ...

This first of two articles on nasogastric tube insertion explains the procedure for a child or young person, including ethical, practical and safety considerations. This second of two articles on ...

Since January, Carla has required a nasogastric feeding tube but he says there were repeated delays in changing her tube and Carla was experiencing extreme pain, screaming and vomiting when she ...

The panel suggested reviewing the Hospital Authority's internal guidelines on inserting nasogastric tubes and consider whether to perform an X-ray examination on high-risk patients before feeding ...

U=U does not apply to breastfeeding, but the risk of HIV transmission is lower if you have an undetectable viral load. Guidelines on infant feeding vary according to the context in which you live to ...

Doctors treating a young woman suffering from severe chronic fatigue syndrome did all they could to save her life, an inquest ...