Abstract
Although there have been helpful literature reviews on pediatric nasogastric (NG) tube management, there is a lack of evidence with regards to special circumstances, such as at-risk patients with altered neurological status or developmental disabilities. At our hospital, an interdisciplinary Enteral Feeding Task Force was created to address the special needs and concerns of complex pediatric patients. We carefully weighed the evidence from the literature, incidents at our hospital and other children's hospitals, and a synthesis of expert opinion. This article describes our evidence-based process of policy revision, and it includes excerpts from our revised NG tube management policy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Evaluation Study
MeSH terms
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Benchmarking / organization & administration
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Boston
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Child
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Drug Therapy / nursing
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Drug Therapy / standards
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Evidence-Based Medicine / organization & administration*
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Hospitals, Pediatric
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Humans
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Infant
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Intubation, Gastrointestinal / adverse effects
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Intubation, Gastrointestinal / methods
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Intubation, Gastrointestinal / nursing*
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Intubation, Gastrointestinal / standards
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Male
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Nursing Assessment / organization & administration
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Nursing Evaluation Research / organization & administration*
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Pediatric Nursing / organization & administration*
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Program Evaluation
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Quality Assurance, Health Care / organization & administration
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Risk Factors