Aims There are increasing numbers of children who require complex medical care at home, (e.g. tube feeding and tracheostomy care). Parents, with the support of nurses and other carers, deliver the day ...

Currently most feeding tubes come with a manufacturer's recommendation for the maximum dwell time of a feeding tube. This recommendation is generally based on the composition of the tube and how ...

adequate dietetic support is needed for maintaining a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with jejunal extension feeding tube at home with confidence. Conclusions Most participants believed that the ...

Materials used for neonatal feeding ... tube when determining the size feeding tube to place. While some authors have attempted to create guidelines, this issue is unstudied and no standard of ...

We evaluated the effect of early discharge with tube feeding of preterm infants under close supervision by paediatric nurse specialists on the duration of breast feeding. Design: Case–control study.

Premature babies at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust's neonatal care unit are going home earlier. This is due to the introduction of at-home tube feeding. The RUH's Dyson Centre ...