Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care
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May 2007
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Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care · May 2007
ReviewUse of small-bore feeding tubes: successes and failures.
Early enteral nutrition is the preferred option for feeding patients who cannot meet their nutrient requirements orally. This article reviews complications associated with small-bore feeding tube insertion and potential methods to promote safe gastric or postpyloric placement. We review the available bedside methods to check the position of the feeding tube and identify inadvertent misplacements. ⋯ The risk of misplacement with blind bedside methods for small-bore feeding tube insertion requires a change in hospital protocols.