When oral feeding is not possible, users can benefit from enteral feeding to get the nutrients they require. However, there are numerous possibilities to choose from in light of varying user requirements. There are many factors to think about, such as mobility needs, tube length, and nutritional requirements. Here at ExpressMed, you can find a wide selection of enteral feeding supplies. Trying to make sense of everything can be difficult and frustrating. Hence, we have taken the liberty to prepare an enteral feeding products buying guide to assist you to find your way among all the available feeding tubes.
To qualify as a suitable user of tube feeding, a patient must have a functional gastrointestinal (GI) tract but be unable to achieve their nutritional demands by oral consumption. Atrophy of the GI tract and the potential for natural gut bacteria to translocate into the circulatory system, both of which increase infection risk, highlight the need of using the GI route whenever possible. Feeding tubes are typically utilized as the sole source of nutrition, while they are sometimes used in conjunction with oral intake.
Nasogastric Feeding Tube
Gastrostomy Feeding Tube
Commonly referred to as an NG-tube, a nasogastric feeding tube is a feeding tube that is placed via the nose, down the esophagus, and into the stomach. A nasogastric feeding tube is inserted into the patient's stomach to provide nutrition for a limited time period, usually no more than two weeks.
Patients at low risk for aspiration can have their long-term enteral nourishment administered through a gastric feeding tube. A gastric feeding tube is introduced through an abdominal incision and pushed into the stomach to allow for the delivery of nutrition. The three most common types of gastrostomy feeding tubes are as follows:
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