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Feeding tube

Known as: Enteral Tube, TUBES,FEEDING, feedings tube 
A tube directed into the stomach, duodenum or jejunum from the nose, mouth or through the skin, for the purposes of delivering nutrition.
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Preventing respiratory complications of tube feedings: evidence-based practice.
The most dreaded complication of tube feedings is tracheobronchial aspiration of gastric contents. Strong evidence indicates that… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Feeding tubes in patients with severe dementia.
Patients with advanced dementia are among the most challenging patients to care for because they are often bedridden and… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Comparison of weighted vs unweighted enteral feeding tubes for efficacy of transpyloric intubation.
Routine transpyloric placement of feeding tubes reduces aspiration in intensive care unit patients. Spontaneous passage… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Effectiveness of pH Measurements In Predicting Feeding Tube Placement: An Update
This paper reports further findings from an ongoing clinical study designed to evaluate the extent to which pH values of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Home nocturnal supplemental nasogastric feedings in growth-retarded adolescents with Crohn's disease.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Effect of Feeding Tube Properties and Three Irrigants On Clogging Rates
An experimental study was conducted on 3 consecutive 12-hour days to determine if selected physical properties of feeding tubes… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Serum albumin (oncotic pressure) correlates with enteral feeding tolerance in the pediatric surgical patient.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Bedside enteral feeding tube placement into duodenum and jejunum.
A bedside method for placement of nasoenteric feeding tubes is described utilizing gravity and corkscrewing of the feeding tube… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Bronchopleural complications of nasogastric feeding tubes.
Enteral alimentation via small soft feeding tubes is becoming more common as the importance of nutrition is recognized in the… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Concurrent outbreaks of rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus in an intensive care nursery: epidemiology and associated risk factors.
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