Enteral feeding, also called tube feeding, is a method of feeding that provides nutrition and calories when a person can’t chew or swallow. This generally involves providing nutrition through a tube ...

Your doctor may recommend a feeding tube if you have throat cancer and can‘t consume enough nutrients. The length of time may vary depending on the exact reasons for the feeding tube. Every year, over ...

Pediatric gastrostomy tube feeding is an essential intervention for children who are unable to meet their nutritional needs via oral intake alone. This procedure, which involves the surgical placement ...

Gastric tubes are available in a variety of materials, sizes and configurations. The composition of a medical device should be determined by the environment in which it is meant to reside and the ...