Tube feeding associated postoperative intussusceptions

Bowel necrosis associated with early jejunal tube feeding: A complication of postoperative enteral nutrition.

HYPOTHESIS Postoperative enteral nutrition may sometimes be responsible for severe complications such as mesenteri ischemia. DATA SOURCES Studies in the English literature were identified by a computer-assisted search of the MEDLINE database using the key words "enteral feeding OR jejunostomy" AND "complications OR mesenteric ischemia." Cited references of each retrieved paper were checked fo...

Intussusceptions associated with an ileal duplication cyst.

A 46-year-old man presented with abdominal pain. A CAT scan showed the presence of cysts in both the liver and kidneys. Moreover, a cystic mass was also observed in the middle of the small intestine and the typical appearance of small bowel intussusceptions was identified (Picture 1). The density was clearly the same as that of the cysts in the liver and kidneys, indicating that a cyst may have...

Risk factors associated with postoperative tympanostomy tube obstruction.

IMPORTANCE Myringotomy and tympanostomy tube placement for chronic otitis media with effusion is the most common reason for a child to undergo anesthesia in the United States. Postoperative tube obstruction occurs in 1.4% to 36.0% of cases and remains a challenge in achieving middle ear ventilation. OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors associated with tube obstruction. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PA...

Is overnight tube feeding associated with hypoxia in stroke?

Tube Feeding in Children.

Enteral tube feeding (TF) is an important part of the care of acutely ill children as well as an essential technique to deliver nutrition to children who have chronic conditions. However, the techniques of TF are neither a part of medical school courses nor specifically taught in pediatric residency programs. Thus, learning how to initiate, monitor, moderate, and transition TF is often learned ...