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Tube Feeding

There are a number of underlying clinical conditions which prevent a patient from being unable to eat and drink orally, or eat and drink enough to meet their nutritional requirements. Enteral feeding is the delivery of nutrition via a tube placed directly into the patients' gastrointestinal system, either into the stomach or small intestine. It is estimated that there are approximately 2,500 adults and children in Ireland who are receiving their nutrition via an enteral feeding tube. Learn more about enteral feeding below.

Getting started

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Supporting Patient Centred Decisions about Gastrostomy Placement

Recorded webinars & presentations | Tube Feeding | Sean White
29 mins
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How does medical nutrition transform lives: a physician–patient experience

Recorded webinars & presentations | Tube Feeding | Prof. Paul Wischmeyer
20 mins
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Importance of Nutrition for Care Home Residents Webinar

Recorded webinars & presentations | Tube Feeding | Tommy Cederholm
15 mins

Nutricia Study Day 2022: The Evolution of Dietetic Practice Post-Pandemic

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Breaking Down Peptide-Based Feeds: Who, Why, and When to Use

Recorded webinars & presentations | Tube Feeding | Mary Phillips
41 mins
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Protein Quality as well as Quantity and their Interactions with Exercise

Recorded webinars & presentations | Tube Feeding | Professor Phillip J Atherton
45 mins

Enteral Feeding in ICU

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Nutrition support post ICU: Guidance on continuing nutrition from ICU to recovery

Recorded webinars & presentations | Tube Feeding | Danni Bear, Pete Turner, Dr Judith Merriweather, Louise Albrich
1 hr 22 mins
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Webinar - COVID-19: Nutritional support in the ICU

Recorded webinars & presentations | Tube Feeding | Liesl Wandrag
75 mins

Other resources

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Flocare Gravity Pack Set: instructions for use

Downloads and Tools for Healthcare Professionals | Tube Feeding | Nutricia Academy
5 mins
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Bolus feeding presentation

Downloads and Tools for Healthcare Professionals | Tube Feeding | Nutricia Academy
10 mins
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Unblocking a gastrostomy tube

Downloads and Tools for Healthcare Professionals | Tube Feeding | Nutricia Academy
3 mins
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Measuring the pH of gastric aspirate

Downloads and Tools for Healthcare Professionals | Tube Feeding | Nutricia Academy
5 mins
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Opening a fixation device

Downloads and Tools for Healthcare Professionals | Tube Feeding | Nutricia Academy
3 mins
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Flushing a gastrostomy tube

Videos | Tube Feeding | Nutricia Academy
5 mins
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Bolus feeding - plunger method

Videos | Tube Feeding | Nutricia Academy
2 mins
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Balloon water volume check

Videos | Tube Feeding | Nutricia Academy
5 mins
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Bolus feeding with or without plunger

Videos | Tube Feeding | Nutricia Academy
2 mins
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Advance and rotation of a gastrostomy tube

Videos | Tube Feeding | Nutricia Academy
3 mins
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