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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apa_gtube.pdf
April 02, 2025 - NICU Toolkit, Appendix A, Gastrostomy Tube
Gastrostomy Tube (G Tube or Button)
Giving medicines and … feeding if your baby has a
gastrostomy tube:
■ Clear the G tube or button as your health care provider … ■ Check for placement of the G tube or button. … ■ Vent the tube after feeding to remove excess air or fluid and reduce leaking. … on the tube or button
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/risks-malpositioned-gastrostomy-tube-and-poor-communication
August 01, 2012 - The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube and Poor Communication. PSNet [internet]. … The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube and Poor Communication. PSNet [internet]. … MDCT evaluation of complications of percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement. … Transhepatic Insertion of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube. … Gastrostomy Tube Replacement. In: StatPearls .
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-tubes.pdf
April 02, 2025 - ■ Gastrostomy tube: tube protrudes from anterior abdominal wall; most common initial
gastrostomy … ■ Button/skin-level gastrostomy: access device that is flush to the skin. … ■ NG or G-tube/button care:
– Assess skin around tube site for redness and skin breakdown with every … – Check external tube length daily to make sure tube has not migrated, and adjust as
needed. … Leaking tube ■ Poor intragastric
seal
■ Poor
transabdominal
seal (tube
passing through
abdominal
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa5.html
December 01, 2013 - Return to Appendix Contents
Gastrostomy Tube (G Tube or Button)
Giving medicines and feeding if your … baby has a gastrostomy tube
Clear the G tube or button as your health care provider showed you. … Check for placement of the G tube or button. … Vent the tube after feeding to remove excess air or fluid and reduce leaking. … on the tube or button.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apa.pdf
April 02, 2025 - )
■ Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Feeding
■ Newborn Feeding
■ Breastfeeding Your Baby
■ Gastrostomy … Tube (G Tube or Button)
Tips for Finding a Pediatrician
■ Your family will need to visit a
pediatrician … Gastrostomy Tube (G Tube or Button)
Giving medicines and feeding if your baby has a
gastrostomy tube … on the tube or button … Tube
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wheres-feeding-tube
September 01, 2003 - Where's the Feeding Tube?. PSNet [internet]. … Where's the Feeding Tube?. PSNet [internet]. … For those patients who require longer-term feeding, percutaneous gastrostomy tubes are favored. … Verification of feeding tube placement. … Percutaneous gastrostomy tube.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb3.html
December 01, 2013 - Gastrostomy tube: tube protrudes from anterior abdominal wall; most common initial gastrostomy device … Button/skin-level gastrostomy: access device that is flush to the skin. … NG or G-tube/button care:
Assess skin around tube site for redness and skin breakdown with every … Check external tube length daily to make sure tube has not migrated, and adjust as needed. … Leaking tube
Poor intragastric seal.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa4.html
December 01, 2013 - Return to Appendix Contents
Gastrostomy Tube (G Tube or Button)
Giving medicines and feeding if your … baby has a gastrostomy tube
Clear the G tube or button as your health care provider showed you. … Check for placement of the G tube or button. … Vent the tube after feeding to remove excess air or fluid and reduce leaking. … on the tube or button.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa3.html
December 01, 2013 - Return to Appendix Contents
Gastrostomy Tube (G Tube or Button)
Giving medicines and feeding if your … baby has a gastrostomy tube
Clear the G tube or button as your health care provider showed you. … Check for placement of the G tube or button. … Vent the tube after feeding to remove excess air or fluid and reduce leaking. … on the tube or button.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa2.html
December 01, 2013 - Return to Appendix Contents
Gastrostomy Tube (G Tube or Button)
Giving medicines and feeding if your … baby has a gastrostomy tube
Clear the G tube or button as your health care provider showed you. … Check for placement of the G tube or button. … Vent the tube after feeding to remove excess air or fluid and reduce leaking. … on the tube or button.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa.html
December 01, 2013 - Gastrostomy Tube (G Tube or Button) .
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb2.html
December 01, 2013 - Tube diameter:
Outer diameter of the tube should not exceed 2/3 of the tracheal diameter. … Replacement tube, smaller tube, and self-inflating bag should all be in easy reach. … Gastrostomy tube: tube protrudes from anterior abdominal wall; most common initial gastrostomy device … Button/skin-level gastrostomy: access device that is flush to the skin. … Check external tube length daily to make sure tube has not migrated, and adjust as needed.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/nicupacket.pdf
December 01, 2013 - ■ Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Feeding
■ Newborn Feeding
■ Breastfeeding Your Baby
■ Gastrostomy … Gastrostomy Tube (G Tube or Button)
Giving medicines and feeding if your baby has a
gastrostomy tube … ■ Gastrostomy tube: tube protrudes from anterior abdominal wall; most common initial
gastrostomy … ■ Button/skin-level gastrostomy: access device that is fush to the skin. … Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Newborn Feeding
Breastfeeding Your Baby
Gastrostomy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket.pdf
December 01, 2013 - )
■ Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Feeding
■ Newborn Feeding
■ Breastfeeding Your Baby
■ Gastrostomy … Gastrostomy Tube (G Tube or Button)
Giving medicines and feeding if your baby has a
gastrostomy tube … ■ Gastrostomy tube: tube protrudes from anterior abdominal wall; most common initial
gastrostomy … ■ Button/skin-level gastrostomy: access device that is flush to the skin. … Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Newborn Feeding
Breastfeeding Your Baby
Gastrostomy
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/index.html
December 01, 2013 - Feeding
Bottle Feeding ( PDF File , 226 KB)
Breastfeeding Your Baby ( PDF File , 255 KB)
Gastrostomy … Tube (G Tube or Button) ( PDF File , 142 KB)
Appendix B: Clinical Materials to Share With
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb.pdf
April 02, 2025 - ■ Tube diameter:
– Outer diameter of the tube should not exceed 2/3 of the tracheal diameter. … – Replacement tube, smaller tube, and self-inflating bag should all be in easy reach. … ■ Gastrostomy tube: tube protrudes from anterior abdominal wall; most common initial
gastrostomy … ■ Button/skin-level gastrostomy: access device that is flush to the skin. … – Check external tube length daily to make sure tube has not migrated, and adjust as
needed.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/mn17.pdf
June 21, 2014 - unit only
TAB Tablet Dose unit only
TBSP Tablespoon Dose unit only
TSP Teaspoon Dose unit only
TUBE … Tube Dose unit only
UNIT/ML Unit/milliliter
UNITS Units
UNITS/HR Units/hour
UNITS/KG Units … Value Description Item #
AP APPLY 502
B BUCCAL 503
DT DENTAL 504
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ETT
GASTROSTOMY … /
NASOGASTRIC will map to
enteral tube
505
GU GU IRRIGANT 506
IA INTRA-ARTERIAL 507
IC … 515
IT INTRATHECAL 516
IV INTRAVENOUS 517
NS NASAL 518
NG
NASOGASTRIC (will map to
enteral tube
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/nicu-2-home-using-hit-support-parents-nicu-graduates-transitioning-home/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - discharged from the hospital with special health care needs, including home oxygen and monitoring, gastrostomy … tube feeds, and complex medication regimens.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/nicu-2-home-using-hit-support-parents-nicu-graduates-transitioning-home/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - discharged from the hospital with special health care needs, including home oxygen and monitoring, gastrostomy … tube feeds, and complex medication regimens.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/mn17.jsp
September 01, 2014 - Dose unit only
TBSP
Tablespoon
Dose unit only
TSP
Teaspoon
Dose unit only
TUBE … Tube
Dose unit only
UNIT/ML
Unit/milliliter
UNITS
Units
UNITS/HR … Description
Item #
AP
APPLY
502
B
BUCCAL
503
DT
DENTAL
504
ETT
GASTROSTOMY … / NASOGASTRIC will map to enteral tube
505
GU
GU IRRIGANT
506
IA
INTRA-ARTERIAL … 516
IV
INTRAVENOUS
517
NS
NASAL
518
NG
NASOGASTRIC (will map to enteral tube