SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Memorial Health’s Dwaine and Cynthia Willet Children’s Hospital is taking part in the second generation Entarik feeding tube system clinical trial for premature infants. The ...

Gastric tubes are available in a variety of materials, sizes and configurations. The composition of a medical device should be determined by the environment in which it is meant to reside and the ...

Background/Aims: Placement of feeding tube may be associated with various complications, including iatrogenic pharyngo-esophageal perforation (PEP). To determine the incidence of PEP secondary to the ...

Nasogastric Tube (NG): An NG tube passes through the nose, down the throat and esophagus and ends in the stomach. Sometimes the doctor will decide that it’s safer to give nutrition past the stomach, ...

The decision to place a gastrostomy tube is a difficult one for many families. Discussions with parents can begin immediately after birth if the indication for a gastrostomy tube is clear. However, ...

Brigid’s Path, Ohio’s first newborn recovery center, is now able to provide nasogastric tube feeding for infants exposed to addictive substances. Nurses at the Kettering nonprofit say this new ...

Enteral feeding, also called tube feeding, is a method of feeding that provides nutrition and calories when a person can’t chew or swallow. This generally involves providing nutrition through a tube ...