Nasal Feeding Tubes Are Associated with Fewer Adverse Events than Feeding via Ostomy in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical feeding ostomies (eg, gastrostomy) have become required by many nursing facilities for all patients receiving enteral nutrition, whether for short- or long-term use. These policies lack supportive evidence. Comparisons of adverse event rates between surgical and natural orifice tubes are few and lacking in the inpatient setting. Additionally, we hypothesize that adverse events related to feeding tubes are underreported. We sought to quantify adverse events to test the relative safety of surgical feeding ostomies and natural orifice (eg. nasogastric or orogastric) feeding tubes in hospitalized patients.

Methods

This was a prospective observational cohort study of enterally fed inpatients using semiweekly focused physical examination, scripted survey, and c

SUBMITTER: Bowman CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688227 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature