we provide tangible help to families by teaching them gastrostomy tube care and giving nutritional guidance. We can also help them develop coping strategies to adapt, problem solve, and negotiate ...

An Indiana foster mother faces charges after a 1-year-old in her care drowned in a bathtub. She initially said she left ...

The decision to place a gastrostomy tube in an infant can be confusing and difficult for both parents and professionals. A unified team approach is critical to communication and collaboration.

WORCESTER ― Ayuen Leet, a 13-year-old girl who was in a coma for 24 days after being struck by a car on Shrewsbury Street, is ...

Like an NG tube, ND and NJ tubes are typically limited to use within a hospital or similar facility. Gastric feeding, or gastrostomy feeding, is used for long-term ongoing nutritional support.

Hailynn Volpatti is charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death after her foster daughter died on May 21st.

“My firstborn, a boy, cried throughout the night. Elvia was different. She smelled as sweet as maple syrup. She hardly cried ...

Freka gastrostomy tubes (9F; Fresenius, Runcorn, Cheshire, UK) were inserted endoscopically, as previously described,13 with intravenous sedation (midazolam/pethidine), supplemental oxygen via nasal ...

A Brazil woman has been charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in the death of a 21-month-old foster child under her ...

Gastrojejunostomy junction perforation is a rare yet critical complication associated with enteral tube placement, presenting unique challenges in patients with a history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...