Columnist Kristin Neva says she's heard that some patients are being told they can't get feeding tubes until they have worsening problems.

The balance of benefits and harms associated with enteral tube feeding for people with severe dementia is not clear. An increasing number of guidelines highlight the lack of evidenced benefit and ...

Other large-bore tubes include OG, gastrostomy, and PEG tubes; these are also less likely to occlude. [5, 6, 7, 10, 12] The feeding tube placement site also affects drug absorption.

Medication Administration Considerations With EN If the medications are needed and alternative routes of drug delivery are not options, then the medications may be given through enteral feeding ...