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A Clinician’s Guide: Caring for people with gastrostomy ...
aci.health.nsw.gov.auA Clinician’s Guide: Caring for people with gastrostomy tubes and devices 1 INTRODUCTION Gastrostomy tubes and devices are an established means of providing long term enteral nutrition. A gastrostomy tube or device is inserted into the stomach through the abdominal wall, so that liquid nutrition, fl uids and medication can be given.
A Clinician’s Guide: Caring for people with gastrostomy ...
www.aci.health.nsw.gov.auThese guidelines do not cover: † other types of feeding tubes such as oro-gastric, nasogastric, or jejunal feeding tubes † the procedure for insertion of a gastrostomy tube or device † parenteral nutrition † specifi c disease states and the current evidence base for the role of gastrostomy tube feeding in their clinical management
Hypergranulation - Agency for Clinical Innovation
aci.health.nsw.gov.auA Clinician’s Guide: Caring for people with gastrostomy tubes and devices 43 Hypergranulation Hypergranulation (also known as over granulation or proud flesh) is a common non-life threatening phenomena. Hypergranulation is characterised by the appearance of light red or dark pink flesh that can be smooth, bumpy