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.

Enteral tubes are tubes placed in the gastrointestinal tract. Enteral tubes are used as an alternate route for feeding and medication administration, as well as for stomach decompression. Stomach decompression is a medical term that refers to removing stomach contents by using suctioning.

2023年7月13日 · Enteral feeding refers to intake of food via the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The GI tract is composed of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Enteral feeding may mean nutrition taken...

Enteral feeding tubes allow liquid food to enter your stomach or intestine through a tube. The soft, flexible tube enters a surgically created opening in the abdominal wall called an ostomy. An enterostomy tube in the stomach is called a gastrostomy. A tube in the small intestine is …

2023年2月8日 · What Is a Feeding Tube? A feeding tube is a flexible plastic tube placed into your stomach or bowel to help you get nutrition when you're unable to eat as well as you need to. You may have a...

2017年1月11日 · Enteral feedings deliver nourishment through a tube directly into the GI tract. They’re ordered for patients with a functioning GI tract who can’t ingest enough nutrition orally to meet their needs.

2022年12月26日 · Enteral access can be obtained by passing a feeding tube through the nose (nasogastric and nasojejunal) and mouth (orogastric) at the bedside. It can also be achieved by surgically implanting a feeding tube into the gut, such as a feeding gastrostomy (stomach) or a feeding jejunostomy (jejunum).

2023年10月10日 · These tubes are placed using minimally invasive surgery and used for as long as the individual requires enteral nutrition. This article discusses the different feeding tube types, how they are placed, and why a feeding tube may be needed.

There are several different types of enteral tubes based on their location in the gastrointestinal system, as well as their function. Three commonly used enteral tubes are the nasogastric tube, the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube, and the percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) tube.

A gastric feeding tube (G-tube or "button") is a tube inserted through a small incision in the abdomen into the stomach and is used for long-term enteral nutrition. One type is the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube which is placed endoscopically.