isala.nl Objective: Mothers of preterm infants are more likely to discontinue breast feeding early than mothers of term infants. We evaluated the effect of early discharge with tube feeding of preterm ...

There is overwhelming evidence that the maintenance of enteral feeding is beneficial in patients in whom oral access has been diminished or lost. Short-term enteral access is usually achieved via naso ...

A transgastric jejunal tube is an alternative when antireflux surgery fails, or is hazardous or inappropriate. Aims: To review experience of gastrojejunal (G-J) feeding over six years in two regional ...

Introduction Smell and taste of milk are not generally considered when tube feeding preterm infants. Preterm infants have rapid growth, particularly of the brain, and high caloric needs. Enteral ...

Introduction Nasojejunal tube (NJT) insertion using the Cortrak® enteral access system (CEAS) has been reported to be a simple technique for placing postpyloric feeding tubes. CEAS uses an ...