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ICU Patients are at High Risk for Complications

Dec 14, 2021 | Tuesday Tube Facts

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Trauma and surgical intensive care unit (TSICU) patients supported with mechanical ventilation are at high risk for complications associated with malnutrition.[1]

Despite these interventions, TSICU patients often suffer a calorie deficit associated with enteral nutrition interruption for procedures or transitions in care.[1]

References:

  1. Shahmanyan, D., Lawrence, J.C., Lollar, D.I., Hamill, M.E., Faulks, E.R., Collier, B.R., Chestovich, P.J. and Bower, K.L. (2021), Early feeding after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in trauma and surgical intensive care patients: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. (First published: November 17, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.2303

NG Tube Complications-Tuesday Tube Facts

Jul 27, 2021 | Tuesday Tube Facts

According to recent reviews of tube insertions, the risk of misplacing an NG tube into the airway may reach 2% or higher when tubes are inserted blindly.[1]

References:

  1. Powers, J, Brown, B, Lyman, B, et al. Development of a competency model for placement and verification of nasogastric and nasoenteric feeding tubes for adult hospitalized patients. Nutr. Clin. Pract. 2021; 36: 517– 533. https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.10671

PA Reporting-Tuesday Tube Facts

Apr 6, 2021 | Tuesday Tube Facts

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Pennsylvania is one of few states that requires reporting of misplaced nasogastric feeding tubes.[1]

From 2011-2016 the Patient Safety Authority (PSA) documented 166 nasogastric tube misplacements with 56% (n=93) documented to have caused serious harm and 137 placed into the lung.[2]

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References:

  1. Irving, S., Rempel, G., Lyman, B., Sevilla, W., Northington, L., Guenter, P. Pediatric Nasogastric Tube Placement and Verification: Best Practice Recommendations From the NOVEL Project. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2018. 33(6):921-927. 
  2. Wallace, S.C. Data Snapshot: Complications Linked to Iatrogenic Enteral Feeding Tube Misplacements. Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory. 2017. 14:1-60.

Never Event in England-Tuesday Tube Facts

Apr 2, 2021 | Tuesday Tube Facts

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In England, misplacement of a naso- or oro-gastric tube in the pleura or respiratory tract that is not detected before starting a feed, flush or medication administration is considered a ‘Never Event’.[1]

Never events are defined as ‘serious incidents that are wholly preventable because guidance or safety recommendations that provide strong systemic barriers are available at a national level and should have been implicated by all healthcare providers’.[2]

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References:

  1. NHS Improvement. Never Events list 2018; 2018. https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/2899/Never_Events_list_2018_FINAL_v7.pdf. Accessed 15 September 2020.
  2. NHS Improvement. Never Events policy and framework. Revised 2018. https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/2265/Revised_Never_Events_policy_and_framework_FINAL.pdf. Accessed 15 September 2020.

Acidic Fluids May Coagulate or Thicken Clogs – Tuesday Tube Facts

Dec 17, 2019 | Tuesday Tube Facts

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The use of acidic liquids to clear a clogged feeding tube may make the problem worse.[1,2]

Enteral feeding proteins coagulate or thicken in an acidic environment.[1,2]

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References:

  1. Dandeles LM, Lodolce AE. Efficacy of agents to prevent and treat enteral feeding tube clogs. Ann Pharmacother. 2011;45:676-680.
  2. Williams NT.Medication administration through enteral feeding tubes. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2008;65:2347-2357.

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