Mar 17, 2020 | Tuesday Tube Facts
Did you know…?
Malnutrition is highest among older adults (65+). Hospital stays with malnutrition are 2x longer than those without.[1]
Patients treated for Covid-19 may require a feeding tube to help supplement their nutrition to fight the infection.[2] Keeping these tubes clear by proactively using the TubeClear system may help maintain feeding tube flow so these patients keep getting the nutrition they need for recovery.[3]
Aug 20, 2019 | Tuesday Tube Facts
Hospitalized malnourished patients are at an increased risk for complications such as pressure ulcers, infections, and falls.[1]
Enteral nutrition can be used to prevent malnutrition.[2]
1. M. Isabel T.D. Correia,
Refaat A. Hegazi, Takashi Higashiguchi, Jean-Pierre Michel, B. Ravinder
Reddy, Kelly A. Tappenden, Mehmet Uyar, Maurizio Muscaritoli,
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Addressing Malnutrition in Health
Care: An Updated Strategy From the feedM.E. Global Study Group, Journal
of the American Medical Directors Association, 2014; 15(8); 544-550.
2. http://static.abbottnutrition.com/cms-prod/anhi.org/img/Enteral_Nutrition.pdf
Aug 13, 2019 | Tuesday Tube Facts
Hospital patients on enteral nutrition often receive only 45-65% of the ordered nutrition. [1]
Approximately one-third of patients arrive at the hospital malnourished. [2]
1. Parrish, C., McCray, S.
Part I Enteral Feeding Barriers: Pesky Bowel Sounds & Gastric
Residual Volumes. Practical Gastroenterology. 2019; 183: 35-50.
2. Tappenden, K.,
Quatrara, B., Parkhurst, M., Malone, A., Ganjiang, G., Ziegler, T.
Critical Role of Nutrition in Improving Auality of Care: An
Interdisciplinary Call to Action to Address Adult Hospital Malnutrition.
Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2013; 37(4): 482-497.
Aug 6, 2019 | Tuesday Tube Facts
Addressing malnutrition early in the hospital reduced the average length of stay by 3.2 days in a Johns Hopkins study.*
This also provided a substantial cost savings of $1,514 per patient.*
* Tappenden, K., Quatrara, B., Parkhurst, M., Malone, A., Ganjiang, G.,
Ziegler, T. Critical Role of Nutrition in Improving Auality of
Care: An Interdisciplinary Call to Action to Address Adult Hospital
Malnutrition. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2013; 37(4):
482-497
Jun 11, 2019 | Tuesday Tube Facts
Malnutrition and dehydration negatively impacts a patient’s psychological well-being.*
Feelings of apathy, depression, fatigue, and loss of morale have been produced as a result of malnutrition and dehydration.*
* Lord, L.M. (2018), Enteral Access Devices: Types, Function, Care, and
Challenges. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 33(1): 16-38. doi:
10.1002/ncp.10019
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