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Tips Of Pediatric Tube Feeding

By Annabelle Holman


There are many things that can cause the premature birth of babies. These babies usually come into the world before all their body organs have fully developed thus they cannot survive by living normally. One of the main things that usually comes out being undeveloped in the digestive system thus these kids need other methods of nursing that will not require digestion. Pediatric tube feeding is one of the most common methods that are used to nourish these children.

This type of nourishing is done with the help of a tender duct that is used to deliver liquid food into the gastrointestinal system. This nursing method can be used to nurse people who cannot feed normally and it is most commonly used on premature newborn babies. Other than the babies who are born early, it can also be used on older people who have body complications that hinder normal eating.

Some of the conditions that make a person to undergo enteral nourishing to survive include; neuromuscular disorders such as cerebral palsy, gastrointestinal disorders of absorption, conditions of hyper metabolism like some types of cancer or burns and metabolic disorder among many others.

Tube nursing is divided into two classes which are the enteral and the parenteral nursing. Enteral nourishing is used to deliver food to the gastric system and the organs are left with the obligation of digesting the food. This is used to feed babies with ingestion difficulties only. On the other hand parenteral nourishing administers the nutrients straight to the blood flow. This is mostly used when the infant has an immature digestive system.

Enteral feeding is also divided into different classes which depend on the part in which the tube is led into the body and the part it administers the food. For instance, the nasogastric tube delivers the food from the nasal area to the stomach. The Nasodeudenal includes the delivery of food from the nose straight to the duodenum. Gastronomy tubes are usually inserted from a surgical opening anywhere on the skin.

Sometimes the parents of these babies have to use these tubes at home. If this is being done, then there are some things that they must observe carefully to avoid the development of ant kinds of complications. The tubes should be replaced regularly say within a period of fourteen days. If the baby pulls the duct accidentally before the replacement time has reached then they can use the same duct.

The tubes being used again must be washed very well with adequate soap and hygienic water. The nostrils must be interchanged when the pipe is being swapped. It is essential that the parents inspect the tube sensibly to make certain its condition is good before it is used. The duct must have wires that can strengthen it to avoid twisting when it is in the body. They must also measure the ducts before using to make certain they are lengthy enough to reach the place they are required to.

The child is not supposed to be in pain when the duct is being inserted. If this happens then something is wrong. Their nasal area must be regularly inspected to and also kept clean all the time to prevent any kinds of infections that may arise.




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