Tube feeding involves giving a liquid dietary formula through a flexible tube inserted into the digestive tract. It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be ...

Nasogastric intubation is easy and is an effective means of delivering nutrition and fluids when other feeding methods are not feasible. This column describes how to place a nasogastric tube in a ...

My lungs were depressed about 55%," he said. The first surgery led to a second surgery after experiencing complications. In June, doctors had to insert feeding tubes. "All I could do was drink ...

Materials used for neonatal feeding tubes need to be resilient across wide ranges of pH, gentle to fragile tissues, and have the tensile strength to allow for the largest possible interior lumen ...

A host is wondering how to go about setting the dinner table for a guest who uses a feeding tube to eat. Dear Miss Manners: We have a longtime friend, and now neighbor, who cannot consume food ...