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Enteral Nutrition and

Delivery Devicesaka

Food & Tubes

Julie Fomenko, MSN, RNClinical Assistant Professor

TAMU-CC Spring 2010

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Enteral Nutrition

What is it ?

Administration of nutrients directlyinto the GI tract by way of a feedingtube

Why do we use this ?Dysphagia !!!

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Enteral Nutrition

Review of anatomy

Esophagus Stomach

Pylorus

Small Intestine

Pylorus

SmallIntestine

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Enteral Feeding Tubes

Nasogastric Tube

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Enteral Feeding Tubes

Gastrostomy

Feeding tube placedsurgically or viaendoscopy throughskin and stomachwall into thestomach

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Enteral Feeding Tubes

GT placed surgically

via incision in

abdominal wall

GT placed viaendoscope directlyinto stomach

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Enteral Feeding Tubes

Jejunostomy

Feeding tube placeddirectly intojejunum; bypassesstomach; done viaendoscopy orsurgically

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Enteral Feeding Tubes

Gastrostomy vs. Jejunostomy

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Enteral Feeding Tubes

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

(PEG)

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Enteral Feeding Tubes

Dobbhoff Tubes

small bore feedingtube with aweighted tip placedvia the nares

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Enteral Feeding Tubes

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Enteral Feeding Tubes

Recap:

NGT Nasogastric TubeGT Gastrostomy Tube

PEG Percutaneous Endoscopic GT

JT Jejunostomy Tube

DHT Dobbhoff Tube

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Questions ??