Feeding tubes can be placed surgically, endoscopically or by interventional radiology. Nasogastric Tube (NG): An NG tube passes through the nose, down the throat and esophagus and ends in the stomach.

Summary: Enteral nutrition through a feeding tube is the preferred method of nutrition support in patients who have a functioning gastrointestinal tract but who are unable to be fed orally.

He said: "The feeding tube was introduced approximately ... it basically takes away having to replace the tube through the nose and down the throat each time she vomits it. That takes away the ...

A hospital trust says it has changed how it cares for patients with feeding tubes after a Bucks dad died while awaiting cancer surgery.

2008;65(24):2347-2357. 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 ...