However, it was noted that tube occlusions developed in some children. Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large ...

These tubes are used for gastric decompression, enteral ... practice in older children and adults. This is unacceptable given the importance of these tubes to the safety and feeding of these ...

The hospital EEN protocol involves taking a liquid enteral formula (polymeric or elemental, depending on patient taste preference), either orally or via a feeding tube, as the sole nutritional ...

For continuous NG/OG tube feeding, enteral feeding should be suspended approximately 3hrs before and 1hr after. Due to sodium bicarbonate component, two 20mg packets are not equivalent to one 40mg ...