To identify factors associated with feeding tube placement during acute hospitalizations, researchers analyzed Medicare claims files and federally mandated data collected from U.S. nursing homes.

Conclusion: Successful drug delivery through enteral feeding tubes requires consideration of the tube size and placement as well as careful selection and appropriate administration of drug dosage ...

Esophagostomy feeding tubes may be used to provide nutrition to animals with insufficient calorie intake. This column describes tube placement and use in the feline patient. Esophagostomy tubes ...

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 ...

When chewing and swallowing make eating dangerous or impossible, talk with your doctor and dietitian about feeding tube placement — a tube connected directly to the stomach for liquid food.

If a rabbit is ill or will be undergoing certain types of surgery, it may need to be fed using a nasogastric tube. Nasogastric intubation is easy and is an effective means of delivering nutrition ...

But without a feeding tube, caring for the baby has become a bit more manageable for the Roths, who even decided to take the preemie on her first plane ride to see some of their family and friends.

Scientists sought to understand the frequency of severe respiratory tract infections in SMA children, notably those needing ...

A retired fireman died after a feeding tube was mistakenly inserted ... had not been trained to confirm the correct placement of a nasogastric tube, was not aware training was available and ...

A mother accused of starving her daughter tells a Perth court she thought the orange marks around her mouth were due to the ...

Speech, physical, and occupational therapy may be beneficial. Because of swallowing problems, some patients require placement of a feeding tube (PEG) directly into the stomach to maintain adequate ...

Another incident involving a misplaced feeding tube had previously occurred ... of an X-ray scan also led to the wrongful ...