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.

Each nursing unit must balance the qualities and ... There is a relatively large range of sizes and lengths of feeding tubes available for use in neonates. It is important that the nurse considers ...

Tube feeding involves giving a liquid dietary formula through a flexible tube inserted into the digestive tract. It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be ...

The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has broken its silence on the mysterious death of Gilbert Kinyua Muthoni, a 39-year-old ...

Enteral feeding is a method of delivering a nutritionally complete feed containing protein carbohydrate fat water minerals and vitamins directly into the stomach duodenum or jejunum This practice is c ...

She said the feeding tube was inserted while she was on life support in 1989, but it was never removed. It has caused her ...

A shocking discovery for a woman as she says a surgical feeding tube was left inside her body for 35 years, causing her continuous pain and health complications.Deborah Lowe filed ...