Tube gastrostomy A traditional gastrostomy device ... Reprinted with permission from The Decision to Place a Feeding Tube. Kids With Tubes News. 2000:12–13, a support group for parents and ...

Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., nasal or percutaneous), tip location (e.g ...

This is a temporary method of feeding. Pharyngostomy Tube: Similar to an NG or NJ tube a pharyngostomy tube is placed into the left side of the throat (pharynx) rather than down the nose. This is ...

Getting a feeding tube before substantial weight loss may change the disease course and lengthen life with ALS, a study reports.

"So I chose to install Gtube, feeding tube on my stomach ... “much stronger” after getting her “new shining weapon G-Tube,” ...