If a rabbit is ill or will be undergoing certain types of surgery, it may need to be fed using a nasogastric tube. Nasogastric intubation is easy and is an effective means of delivering nutrition ...

Gastrostomy feeding is a well established alternative method to long term nasogastric tube feeding. Many such patients have gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) and require a fundoplication. A transgastric ...

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.

2008;65(24):2347-2357. Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., nasal or ...

The FEED clinic provides outpatient service to help infants develop oral feeding skills to reduce reliance on the nasogastric tube (NG tube). This allows families to take their babies home earlier and ...

Read about the latest report from a review into mental health inpatient services looking at the transition from child to ...

Read about the sentencing of agency mental health nurse Matthew Wharton who has been jailed for sexually abusing a patient.

11 hours after the procedure, it was discovered that he had accidentally dislodged the feeding tube. On physical examination, he was found to have a benign abdomen without evidence of peritonitis or ...

Caregivers provide not only medical care, but also companionship and emotional support during what can be an isolating time ...

Enteral feeding devices are essential for delivering nutrition directly into the stomach or intestine of patients who are unable to eat normally due to various medical conditions. This market is ...

After a second hiatal hernia surgery, a Scottsdale man thought he'd have feeding tubes in for over half a year. Little did he know, a second opinion would change his life. In a Scottsdale ...