Orogastric and nasogastric tubes are used for both decompression and feeding in the NICU. The placement and use of these tubes are one of the most frequent nursing procedures in the NICU.

To identify factors associated with feeding tube placement during acute hospitalizations, researchers analyzed Medicare claims files and federally mandated data collected from U.S. nursing homes.

Esophagostomy feeding tubes may be used to provide nutrition to animals with insufficient calorie intake. This column describes tube placement and use in the feline patient. Esophagostomy tubes ...

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 ...

If a rabbit is ill or will be undergoing certain types of surgery, it may need to be fed using a nasogastric tube. Nasogastric intubation is easy and is an effective means of delivering nutrition ...

But without a feeding tube, caring for the baby has become a bit more manageable for the Roths, who even decided to take the preemie on her first plane ride to see some of their family and friends.

An elderly Hong Kong man has been left in a critical condition after a feeding tube was wrongly placed in his airway in hospital, delivering a liquid laxative into his right lung rather than his ...

In June, an intern doctor at Queen Elizabeth failed to interpret an X-ray, leading to the incorrect placement of a feeding tube in a 61-year-old patient’s lung.