1. An evidence-based approach to nasogastric tube management: special considerations.
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Richardson DS, Branowicki PA, Zeidman-Rogers L, Mahoney J, and MacPhee M
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- Benchmarking organization & administration, Boston, Child, Drug Therapy nursing, Drug Therapy standards, Hospitals, Pediatric, Humans, Infant, Intubation, Gastrointestinal adverse effects, Intubation, Gastrointestinal methods, Intubation, Gastrointestinal standards, Male, Nursing Assessment organization & administration, Program Evaluation, Quality Assurance, Health Care organization & administration, Risk Factors, Evidence-Based Medicine organization & administration, Intubation, Gastrointestinal nursing, Nursing Evaluation Research organization & administration, Pediatric Nursing organization & administration
- Abstract
Although there have been helpful literature reviews on pediatric nasogastric (NG) tube management, there is a lack of evidence with regards to special circumstances, such as at-risk patients with altered neurological status or developmental disabilities. At our hospital, an interdisciplinary Enteral Feeding Task Force was created to address the special needs and concerns of complex pediatric patients. We carefully weighed the evidence from the literature, incidents at our hospital and other children's hospitals, and a synthesis of expert opinion. This article describes our evidence-based process of policy revision, and it includes excerpts from our revised NG tube management policy.
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- 2006
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