At least 250,000 US hospitalized patients a year require enteral support using an artificial pathway into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to deliver nutrition or medication. In light of this, the ...

Background: Dysphagia is a common complication of stroke and often leads to the need for modified diets and alternate feeding routes. Length of stay (LOS) for stroke patients requiring percutaneous ...

My mom has dementia and problems with her esophagus due to diverticulitis, which has stopped her from eating normal foods. She never listened to my advice to stop eating everything she wanted, and now ...

According to our latest analysis, the global Gastrostomy Feeding Tube (G-tube) market size was valued at USD 632.9 million in 2023 and is forecast to a readjusted size of USD 920.2 million by 2030 ...

BACKGROUND: Gastrostomy tube feeding (GTF) is indicated for children with feeding difficulties due to tetraspastic cerebral palsy, although there are no definitive conclusions about the benefits of ...

Feeding tubes are essential medical devices used for providing nutrition to patients who are unable to eat by mouth. They play a critical role in the management of various health conditions, including ...

Enteral nutrition (EN) can supplement oral intake for individuals who can’t eat enough food to meet their nutritional needs, or it may be the sole source of nutrition for those who are nothing by ...

Gastrostomy tube (GT) feeding is used to promote nutrition and growth in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We explored the relationship between gastrostomy feeding and growth parameters in ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes serve as the favorable route of feeding and nutritional support in patients with a functional gastrointestinal (GI) system who require long-term enteral ...