Correct operation of gastrostomy tube for fluid feeding

Gastric tube feeding of liquid food requires a syringe to slowly push the liquid food into the patient’s stomach through the gastric tube.
Gastric tube is to help patients who can not swallow to transport water and food in special circumstances, the gastric tube of the injection port connector generally have two, the top of the plug cap can only be opened with a small syringe manually pressurized piston to play some watery fluid food, the following connector can be used with a booster and 100 ml syringe to play some thicker rice porridge and other fluids, feeding should be blocked tightly and clamped immediately after the end of the Bi.
Nasogastric food temperature to 37 degrees is appropriate, feeding speed should not be too fast, at the same time to avoid filling the air, causing abdominal distension, each nasal feeding amount of no more than 200 ml, the interval is greater than 2 hours, nasal feeding after the use of warm boiled water to flush the gastric tube, the end of the gastric tube cap to cover the good, half an hour and then return to lying down.
If patients experience discomfort after gastric tube insertion, they should go to the hospital in time to see a doctor and give standardized treatment after the cause is clarified.