Enteral feeding

Enteral tube-feeding is a nutritional support method administered to a patient when his or her gastrointestinal tract is operational but unable or reluctant to take enough oral diet. However, this method is cost-effective, but it’s not as simple as it appears. Enteral tube-feeding encounters a number of complications that occur in the process, which ranges from metabolic, gastrointestinal and mechanical problems. The gastrointestinal complications may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and maldigestion. Majority of patients administered through tube-feeding seem to experience nausea and vomiting that is believed to be caused by a delayed gastric emptying. Constipation is experienced by some and is related to a patient’s inactivity…

Artificial nutrition and hydration should not be used for end of life patients because intravenous hydration can have a negative impact on the quality of their life. According to RJ Ackermann, M.D (Medical Doctor), “There is always a risk when someone is fed through a tube. Liquid might enter the lungs. This can cause coughing and pneumonia… They can become plugged up, causing pain, nausea and vomiting” (Artificial Hydration and Nutrition par. 19). This quote shows that it is risky to use a…

insertion. Mode of delivery of enteral feeding and route selection information was outlined in 61.54% of the documents. Tube selection procedures (including sizing) was mentioned in 76.92% of the documents and insertion procedures and how to check positioning was outlined in 84.62% of the policies and guidelines. Many of the documents then provided information on choosing administration routes of feeds (i.e., continuous, bolus) (61.54%) and on formula selection (84.62%). Only one document…

infection or blockage. It is very important to know the rules for enteral feeding. Before we start the feeding, hand washing is very important to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination. The first step with G tube feeding will be checking the placement of the tube, where we attach 60 cc syringe to the end of a tube and pull back on a plunger to see the stomach content (like gastric juice). Than we need to flash a G tube with 30 cc of warm water to see if the tube is patent. The enteral…

As a group, we have decided to present about Gastrotomy. Gastrotomy is the incision in the stomach. Therefore, the opening into the stomach is made for nutritional support. To provide the nutritional support, the doctor performs Gastrotomy Tube feeding (G-Tube) or PEG Tube (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrotomy tube feeding) procedure. Now there are a couple procedures I saw that can be done surgically, one of them were PEG feeding tube procedure, and so I chose to talk about that. I am going to…

As an individual, I have always had this perception of wanting to make this world a better environment or at least a positive impact for people. This has directed me to the path of being in the medical field as a pediatrician for children. Many children may suffer from diseases or a type of illness in which they can not afford of seeing a pediatrician due to financial stability or economic reasons. In order to pursue this goal of mine, I have been immensely putting forth an effort towards…

Feeding America.org, Our History, tells about a man named John van Hengel, a retired businessman from Arizona, who got the idea of a food bank in the late 1960s from a mother who searched through grocery store dumpsters to feed her family. She suggested the need for a bank-like system that could gather and share waste food with hungry families. Hengel ran with the idea, and at the end of one year, he and a group of volunteers had distributed 275,000 pounds of food to people in need. By 1977,…

My patient is a forty-one-year-old female who was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma of the biliary tract. Her secondary diagnosis includes a jujuneostoomy, infection of her incision and wound care. Prior to admission she had a cholecystectomy which required her to be admitted to the hospital to receive skilled nursing care because she cannot care for herself. She has a large abdominal incision that requires packing. Additionally, she requires tube feeding and lots of IV antibiotics. She will be…

Luc de Clapiers once said, “The greatest achievement of human spirit is to live up to one’s opportunities and make the most of one’s resources.” Life is full of beautiful experiences and opportunities. People just need to recognize them. I believe that each day presents opportunities for achievements. However, the most meaningful experience of my life is when I first did my volunteer work at Clear Lake Regional Hospital in the summer of 2013. Working with the health-care professionals was a…

she refused to have him at home unless he has a Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. The decision to approve this request would be sensible and PEG tube feeding is also favoured by guidelines (ESPEN 2005). They show that it is more safe, tolerable and simple and offers an improvement in nutritional status and a quality…