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Consider the following points when attempting to feed a patient with a gastric catheter:

First, inject a five-ml syringe of air into the tube to separate the end of the tube from the stomach wall. Make sure that the tube is inside the stomach before initiate feeding. To this end, extract the stomach content through the tube using a 50-cc syringe. If it exists the body, it means that it is in the right place. So, you can return it to the stomach.

Evaluate the remaining stomach volume before feeding. If the remaining volume is more than 100-150 cc, the feeding process must be delayed and the substance must be returned into the stomach. The remaining of the stomach must be assessed two hours later. You must inform the attending physician if the remaining volume is above 150-cc in the second examination. Keep the patient's head and back by 30 degrees (semi fowler) during feeding and up to a half an hour later. Pour the mixed soup into a syringe attached to the stomach catheter and allow for gravity to bring the food into the stomach. Do not apply pressure.

Before and after each feeding, pour 30-50 ml of water into the tube to keep the tube open while preventing bacterial growth or clogging and blocking the tube.

Document Number MH/OBPM/

Issued on: 3/96

Revision Date: 3/1402

Edit Time: 3

Musa  Ibe Jafar

Patient Education Committee

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