Feeding tubes do not protect these individuals from aspiration pneumonia or extend their life expectancy. Feeding tubes can also cause distress, necessitate pharmacological or physical restraints and raise the risk of pressure ulcers. Even when nutritional goals are not being met, assisted feeding may still be preferred over a feeding tube in the final stages of dementia to provide benefits of palliative care and human interaction. In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), feeding tubes are frequently used to feed critically ill patients while their conditions are being treated; as of 2016, no one could agree on whether nasogastric or gastric tube surgery was better. Dysmotility and mechanical obstruction there is some evidence that people with head and neck cancers that obstruct the esophagus and would limit oral intake, advanced gastroparesis, and ALS benefit more from feeding tubes for chronic malnutrition. Gastric tubes appear to have better outcomes for long-term use than nasogastric tubes. During their recovery from surgery, people who have surgery on their stomach or throat frequently require a feeding tube; either a tube that goes through the nose and reaches the middle of the small intestine or a tube that goes directly through the abdomen reaches the small intestine are used.

Nasojejunal feeding tube a nasojejunal or NJ-tube is similar to an NG-tube in that it enters the jejunum, the middle part of the small intestine, through the stomach. A Nasoduodenal (ND) tube may be inserted into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine, in some instances. People who are unable to tolerate eating through the stomach because of stomach dysfunction, impaired gastric motility, severe reflux, or vomiting use these kinds of tubes. A hospital is the only place that can use these kinds of tubes. Gastrostomy or gastric feeding tube a gastric feeding tube, also known as a button or G-tube, is a tube that is inserted into the stomach through a small cut in the abdomen. It is used for long-term enteral nutrition. The endoscopically inserted Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube is one type. Because it has a powerful light source, the position of the endoscope can be seen on the outside of the patient's abdomen. The endoscope is used to view the stomach through a needle that is inserted through the abdomen.

With Regards,
Jospeh Kent
Journal Manager
Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics