The mother of a seven-month-old girl with a congenital heart condition who died at Royal Darwin Hospital after waiting nine ...

Surgeons transplanted a donor heart into a young boy, transforming him from a frail patient into a lively kid. When Sarah Lee ...

Feeding interventions encompass a range of strategies designed to overcome anatomical and functional impediments to sucking and swallowing. These strategies include specialised feeding devices, ...

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Nutritional support was given in the form of nasogastric tube feedings. Four patients had been receiving corticosteroids prior to their transfer to our hospital, ...

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Objectives The existing British National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) safety guideline recommends testing the pH of nasogastric (NG) tube aspirates. Feeding is considered safe if a pH of 5.5 or lower ...

Caring for a relative with illness, disability or disease is one of the purest and most selfless expressions of love. It's often assumed that ...

Background: Gastrostomy feeding is a well established alternative method to long term nasogastric tube feeding. Many such patients have gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) and require a fundoplication. A ...

Learn when to consider a feeding tube for ALS, how it supports nutrition, what you can still eat or drink, and options tailored to your needs.

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