Uncertainty in the literature about feeding tube choices, practices, and transitions requires clinicians to draw on incomplete and sometimes conflicting evidence, personal experience, economic realities, and compassion to deliver supportive care.[1]

References:

Abdelhadi, R.A., Rempel, G., Sevilla, W., Turner, J.M., Quet, J., Nelson, A., Rahe, K., Wilhelm, R., Larocque, J., Guenter, P. and (2021), Transitioning From Nasogastric Feeding Tube to Gastrostomy Tube in Pediatric Patients: A Survey on Decision-Making and Practice. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 36: 654 664. https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.10603

Uncertainty in Literature about Enteral Nutrition – Tuesday Tube Facts