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.

Most commercially available sumped or double lumen gastric tubes are made of polyurethane for this reason. There is a relatively large range of sizes and lengths of feeding tubes available for use ...

Enteral Feeding Tube (EFT): A medical device used to deliver nutrition and medications directly into the stomach or intestines of patients who cannot eat by mouth. Nonconformity: The failure to ...

The placement and use of gastric tubes are ... practice in older children and adults. This is unacceptable given the importance of these tubes to the safety and feeding of these vulnerable infants.