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.

In the first few weeks of life, babies are sometimes offered a newborn blood spot screening to check for an inherited condition such as maple syrup urine disease (MSUD). This is a very rare ...

Introduction Smell and taste of milk are not generally considered when tube feeding preterm infants. Preterm infants have rapid growth, particularly of the brain, and high caloric needs. Enteral ...

If you have eating problems, you will usually be supported by a speech and language therapist (SLT). They can teach you exercises and techniques to help you chew and swallow. You may also see a ...

The parents of two children with rare conditions have described the life-changing impact of their children's procedures to insert specialised feeding tubes. After waiting over two years for the ...

Experience with the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube at the Grace-New Haven Community Hospital suggested that these complications are more frequent, more varied and more serious than generally recognized.

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 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 ...

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) affects the movement of food, fluid, air, and waste through the intestines. It can be genetic or develop due to another health condition. CIPO is a ...