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ce.effectivehealthcare.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 feeding … Check external tube length daily to make sure tube has not migrated, and adjust as needed. … Ensure tube is perpendicular to abdominal wall.
May require up- or down-sizing the G-tube.
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June 28, 2017 - tracheostomy +/- ventilator
assistance, renal dialysis,
gastrostomy tube, CSF shunt
OR Malignancies
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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. … the tube or button.
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September 01, 2017 - Encourage
fluid by mouth or gastrostomy tube (G-tube) until urine is light yellow … Encourage
fluid by mouth or gastrostomy tube (G-tube) until urine is light yellow in
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ce.effectivehealthcare.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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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/es/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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ce.effectivehealthcare.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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ce.effectivehealthcare.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. … the tube or button.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool3o.docx
January 01, 2008 - Yes
No
IV (central line, peripheral)
Bladder catheter
Gastrostomy or other feeding tube
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January 01, 2013 - IV/Tube
Yes
No
IV (central line, peripheral)
Bladder catheter
Gastrostomy … or other feeding tube
Pneumatic compression> stockings
Other:
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/coaching.html
December 01, 2013 - immunizations, breastfeeding or specialized bottle feeding, managing breathing, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or gastrostomy … (tube or button).
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module3/module3_tools.docx
January 01, 2012 - Yes
No
IV (central line, peripheral)
Bladder catheter
Gastrostomy or other feeding tube
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/implementation-guide/appendix-f.html
September 01, 2017 - Patients at risk of pulling out IVs, gastrostomy tubes, trachs, etc.
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May 28, 2008 - addition to medication administration, medication preparation—such as pouring
nutritional formula into a gastrostomy … tube—and related procedures—such as flushing lines or
giving medication with food—are observed as described
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtools.docx
January 01, 2013 - Yes
No
IV (central line, peripheral)
Bladder catheter
Gastrostomy or other feeding tube … Provides tube feed regimens that maximize mobility (e.g., choosing bolus rather than continuous tube
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/implementation-guide_falls.docx
September 01, 2017 - Safety issues identified by members of the Interdisciplinary Team
Patients at risk of pulling out IVs, gastrostomy