Adult patients on a gastrointestinal surgical wards with an indication for enteral nutrition via a nasoenteral feeding tube, as indicated by the treating physician and/or consulting dietitian.
Conditions
Interventions
Naso-enteral feeding tube placement by surgical ward nurse
Sponsors
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Adult patients admitted to gastrointestinal surgical wards with an indication for a nasoenteral feeding tube
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - contraindication for enteral feeding or EM guided placement, patients requiring tube placement during weekends or with unavailability from the trained nurses
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| interval between physician order, tube placement | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - interval between physician order and start feeding - need for reinsertion of the feeding tube (e.g. after failed initial placement or due to tube related complications) - success rate of primary tube placement - patient-reported outcomes (patient CRF after placement) - tube (placement) related complications, such as clogging, kinking, fall out - duration of the tube placement procedure - duration of tube feeding - duration of primary tube stay - need for feeding related interventions (including EM guided repositioning without reinsertion of the tube) - use of parenteral nutrition - length of hospital stay; in-hospital mortality; | — |
Contacts
Public ContactTimothy Mungroop
Outcome results
None listed