Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
tube feeding
[ toob, tyoob fee-ding ]
Also called:
Enteral Tube Nutrition
Definitions related to tube feeding of patient:
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(gavage) Administration of nutritional support by means of a tube passed into the stomach.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(tubefeeding) A type of enteral nutrition (nutrition that is delivered into the digestive system in a liquid form). For tubefeeding, a small tube may be placed through the nose into the stomach or the small intestine. Sometimes it is surgically placed into the stomach or the intestinal tract through an opening made on the outside of the abdomen, depending on how long it will be used. People who are unable to meet their needs with food and beverages alone, and who do not have vomiting or uncontrollable diarrhea may be given tubefeedings. Tubefeeding can be used to add to what a person is able to eat or can be the only source of nutrition.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(tube feeding) Nutritional support given via the alimentary canal or any route connected to the gastrointestinal system (ie, the enteral route); includes oral feeding, sip feeding, and tube feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tubes.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(enteral tube feeding) Delivering nutrients and water through a gastrointestinal tubeNursing Interventions ClassificationUniversity of Iowa, 2007
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(enteral tube feeding) Delivery of enteral nutrition via a tube placed into the stomach, duodenum, or jejunum.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Tube feeding may be used to feed people whose digestive tract is functioning normally but who cannot eat enough to meet their nutritional needs. Such people include those with the following:Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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