Synthesis of research on ENFit gastrostomy tubes with potential implications for US patients using these devices.

ABSTRACT: Misconnections between enteral devices and other medical devices have been associated with patient death and serious injuries. To minimize such misconnections, the design of connectors on enteral devices has been standardized. The most common adaptation of the standardized enteral connector is called ENFit. Gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes), which may or may not possess the ENFit connector, are increasingly used to deliver commercial and blenderized diets in home settings to enteral device users. To investigate and compare the performance of G-tubes with and without ENFit connectors, research investigations have recently been performed. However, synthesis of such investigations and quantitative discussion of the consequences of transitioning to ENFit-based G-tube devices has not yet occurred. He

SUBMITTER: Guha S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472396 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature