Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
More than meets the eye: The hidden burden of temporary feeding tubes on children and their families.
Claire Reilly, Jasmine Foley, Rebecca Packer, Nikhil Thapar, Syed Afroz Keramat, Jeanne Marshall
Published: 202510.1002/ncp.70048
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although pediatric temporary (e.g., nasogastric) feeding tubes are widely used for short-term nutrition support, family impacts remain poorly defined. Research from long-term (e.g., gastrostomy) feeding tubes does not generalize because m…
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