Feeding Tubes: Types, Placement, What to Know - WebMD
网页2023年2月8日 · A feeding tube provides you with nutrition when you're unable to eat and drink normally. Learn about the different types and what it's like to live with one.
Types of Feeding Tubes and Their Uses - Verywell Health
网页2023年10月10日 · A feeding tube is a medical device used to feed a person who is unable to eat or drink. A person may need a feeding tube due to difficulty swallowing, an eating disorder, or other feeding issues. Feeding tubes may be needed for a short-term concern or a more permanent basis.
Tube Feeding (Enteral Nutrition) - Cleveland Clinic
网页2024年2月21日 · Tube feeding (enteral nutrition) delivers liquid nutrition through a flexible tube that goes in through your nose or directly into your stomach or small intestine. You may need a feeding tube if you can’t chew or swallow.
Feeding Tube Insertion (Gastrostomy) - Healthline
网页2018年6月15日 · 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...
Home enteral nutrition - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年2月16日 · Enteral nutrition, also known as tube feeding, is a way of sending nutrition right to the stomach or small intestine. Your healthcare professional might suggest tube feeding if you can't eat or drink enough to get the nutrients you need.
Feeding tube - Wikipedia
网页A feeding tube is a medical device used to provide nutrition to people who cannot obtain nutrition by mouth, are unable to swallow safely, or need nutritional supplementation. The state of being fed by a feeding tube is called gavage, enteral feeding or tube feeding.
Feeding Tube - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2023年7月24日 · Feeding tubes are tubes inserted into the gastrointestinal tract to provide a patient with enteral nutrition or for decompression. Tubes come in a variety of sizes, lengths, and materials, depending on the longevity of …
网页Each feeding tube differs slightly in terms of placement, however their overall aim is the same — to provide you or the person you care for with the nutrients you need to maintain weight, and in some cases, support recovery, help respond to treatment, and maintain independence. TYPES OF FEEDING TUBE 2. Nasojejunal tube (NJ tube)
Tube Feeding: Living With a Feeding Tube | Kaiser Permanente
网页Provides tips for using a feeding tube for food and medicine, caring for the tube, and avoiding and responding to common problems. Briefly explains when a feeding tube may be needed.
Tube Feeding - Tube Feeding - Merck Manual Consumer Version
网页Tube feeding (enteral nutrition) is a way to deliver nutrients to a person who cannot or will not eat food or cannot or will not consume enough nutrients by mouth to meet their nutritional needs. A liquid formula is given through a tube and delivered directly into the stomach or small intestine.