Enteral feeding, also called tube feeding, is a method of feeding that provides nutrition and calories when a person can’t chew or swallow. This generally involves providing nutrition through a tube ...

Considering lung collapse (pneumothorax) affects 2-5% of 35 million feeding tube placements every year worldwide, the safe placement of a nasogastric feeding tube requires special medical care.

Feeding tubes deliver nutrition, hydration, and medication directly to a person’s stomach or intestines. A healthcare professional will insert it through the nose, mouth, or abdomen. A person may not ...

Enteral feeding is the intake of food when you can’t physically or safely eat regularly. If you have a condition that impairs movement or experienced an injury, enteral feeding may be used to ensure ...