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 ...

Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., nasal or percutaneous), tip location (e.g ...

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 ...

After everything he's been through, the 17-year-old is using his story as a cautionary tale that hopefully discourages others ...

A FORMER Premier League star battling motor neurone disease now has to eat through a tube after a “life-changing” procedure.

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.

The Hospital Authority on Thursday said a houseman at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital mistakenly inserted a feeding tube into a patient's bronchus. The authority said medical staff ...

The impact of pediatric tube feeding has been a critical factor for various healthcare industries. The rapid surge in tube feeding has really gained its pace in recent years through increasing ...

A CAT left fighting for her life after eating a grass seed has celebrated her tenth birthday after successful life-saving ...

A 61-year-old Hong Kong patient is in a critical condition after a feeding tube was mistakenly inserted into his airway and remained undiscovered for more than a day. A nurse in an orthopaedic ...

Gavage feeding is commonly indicated for anorectic animals or for oral dosing of medications and compounds. This column describes the proper technique for tube feeding in the psittacine bird.