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The danger of tube misconnections – Tuesday Tube Fact

Feb 22, 2022 | Tuesday Tube Facts

Did you know…?

It is common to see patients in the hospital with a feeding tube, an arterial catheter, and a central venous catheter, which all have the same connector. A misconnection is physiologically incompatible with life, and if enteral feeding is placed inside the IV line, it would be like concrete pouring into a patient’s heart.[1]

References:

  1. Simmons, Debra. “Keeping Everyone Safe: Tubing Misconnections.” The Oley Foundation, accessed 21 Feb. 2022, https://oley.org/page/DebSimmonsTubeMis

FDA Feeding Tube Warning – Tuesday Tube Facts

Feb 15, 2022 | Tuesday Tube Facts

Did you know…?

The FDA has put out a warning & recommendation for pediatric feeding tubes. If your child is injured by a feeding set tubing, please report the event to the FDA. Your report, along with information from other sources, can provide information that helps improve patient safety.[1]

References:

  1. Pedersen, Amanda. “FDA Warns of Pediatric Feeding Tube Strangulation.” Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry, 8 Feb. 2022, https://www.mddionline.com/regulatory-quality/fda-warns-pediatric-feeding-tube-strangulation?ADTRK=InformaMarkets&elq_mid=20876&elq_cid=8727. 

20% of patients discharged with EN – Tuesday Tube Facts

Feb 8, 2022 | Tuesday Tube Facts

Did you know…?

More than 20% of patients discharged with EN have readmissions related to EN, many within 90 days of initiating EN.[1]

Quality improvement interventions targeting post-discharge care to address these causes may decrease hospital readmissions in this high-risk and medically complex population of patients.[1]

References:

  1. Palchaudhuri, S., Mehta, S.J., Snider, C.K., Parsikia, A., Hudson, L., Compher, C., Lewis, J.D., Wu, G.D. and Pickett-Blakely, O. (2022), Causes of readmissions for patients discharged on enteral nutrition. J Parenter Enteral Nutr.. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.2331