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Navigating the holiday season – Tuesday Tube Facts

Dec 21, 2021 | Tuesday Tube Facts

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Here are four tips to help you and your family enjoy a smoother, and more festive holiday season with a feeding tube: 1. Set your goals 2. Notify friends and family in advance 3. Dial-up your other senses 4. Stock up on supplies now.[1]

References:

  1. “Navigating the Holiday Season with a Feeding Tube.” Compleat® Organic Blends, www.compleat.com/blog/navigating-holiday-season-feeding-tube. 

Water and EN-Tuesday Tube Facts

Apr 27, 2021 | Tuesday Tube Facts

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Patients receiving enteral therapy have multiple points of interface with water. Most drinking water may be considered safe for healthy individuals, but the types and concentrations of contaminants may pose risks to EN patients.[1]

Contaminants may be chemical or biologic; pathogenic microorganisms are included in the latter.[1]

References:

  1. Boullata, Joseph I., et al. ASPEN Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition Therapy. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, vol. 41, no. 1, 2016, pp. 15–103., doi:10.1177/0148607116673053.

Enteral Nutrition is Preferred-Tuesday Tube Facts

Apr 6, 2021 | Tuesday Tube Facts

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Enteral nutrition is preferred over parenteral nutrition because it is less expensive and has a lower risk of complications.[1]

References:

  1. Hyeda A, Costa ÉSMD. Economic analysis of costs with enteral and parenteral nutritional therapy according to disease and outcome. Einstein. 2017. 15(2):192–199.

EN interruptions-Tuesday Tube Facts

Apr 2, 2021 | Tuesday Tube Facts

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Enteral nutrition is often interrupted because of procedures, positioning, technical issues with feeding accesses, and gastrointestinal intolerance issues.[1]

Enteral access device (EAD) occlusion is classified in one of two ways: obstruction of the internal lumen or mechanical failure.[2]

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References:

  1. Stewart, M.L. Interruptions in Enteral Nutrition Delivery in Critically Ill Patients and Recommendations for Clinical Practice. Critical Care Nurse. 2014. 34(4):14-22.
  2. Blumenstein, I., Shastri, Y.M., Stein, J. Gastroenteric tube feeding: techniques, problems and solutions. World J Gastroenterol. 2014. 20(26):8505-24.

EN in Home Care-Tuesday Tube Facts

Mar 29, 2021 | Tuesday Tube Facts

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About 13% of home care patients receive enteral nutrition, according to the National Home Infusion Association (NHIA).[1]

There are nearly 438,000 home care patients on enteral nutrition in the United States.[2]

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References:

  1. Guenter, P., Read, J. ASPEN Enteral Nutrition by the Numbers: EN Data Across the Healthcare Continuum. American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2017.
  2. Mundi, M.S., Pattisson, A., McMahon, M.T., Davidson, J., Hurt, R.T. Prevalence of home parenteral and enteral nutrition in the United States. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2017. 32:799-805.