They call themselves “tubies” — people with certain medical conditions who accept long-term feeding tubes as the best or only way to nourish themselves. With the feeding tube in place, many resume ...

Forty-six oral medications communly used in hospitalized patients were evaluated. Study investigators identified these medications as the formulary medications most frequently prescribed in the ...

To reduce drug–nutrient interactions, it is important to consider timing of drug delivery in relation to EN. This is affected by both the frequency of medication administration and the enteral feeding ...

Table 1: Overview of the Holzinger et al. (2011) trial Table 2: Summary of results from the Holzinger et al. (2011) trial Table 3: Overview of the Gray et al. (2007) study Table 4: Overview of the ...

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 ...

A feeding tube, also known as a gavage tube, is used to give nutrition to infants who cannot eat on their own. The feeding tube is normally used in a hospital, but it can be used at home to feed ...

A feeding tube is a device that’s inserted into your stomach through your abdomen. It’s used to supply nutrition when you have trouble eating. Feeding tube insertion is also called percutaneous ...

A nasogastric tube goes into your nose and down to your stomach to give you nutrients and hydration if you have difficulty swallowing. The thin, soft tube is flexible and allows food to enter the ...

Feeding tubes are designed to nourish patients, not deprive them of calories and hasten weight loss. News reports of a feeding tube diet popped up, followed by a slew of TV reports on the new “trend.” ...