Nasogastric or nasoenteric feeding tubes should not be used for periods longer than 4 weeks because of discomfort and the risk of nasal injury and sinusitis. Placement of a PEG tube should be ...

Enteral feeding may mean nutrition taken through the mouth or through a tube that goes directly to the stomach or small intestine. In the medical setting, the term enteral feeding is most often ...

2008;65(24):2347-2357. Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., nasal or ...

Conservative measures, such as nasoenteric tube feeding and venting gastrostomy, do little to relieve obstructive symptoms and do not allow patients the pleasure of oral food intake. Some patients ...