Talk:Feeding tube

message: I removed the line about euthanasia because withdrawl of care is generally not considered euthanasia, as explained on the euthanasia page. It also seemed a bit POV Osmodiar 10:00, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: "Generally not considered euthanasia" implies that some people do consider it euthanasia, so the original page was correct. NPOV should be reached by adding information, not subtracting it. Kappa 10:28, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Euthanasia

message: It seems a bit odd that the very first "indication" is for force feeding.  I can understand this given the recent news in Guantanimo, but I came to this page interested because my nephew is getting one because of a problem with his palate and acid reflux. Anyway, it seems like the reasonable medical reasons should be first in order to avoid any accusation of bias.  I was also interested to see if this article referred to the nick name "mickey button" since that's what everyone's been calling the incision. Hanenkamp 02:34, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree it is odd to consider force-feeding an "indication", which implies it is medically sanctioned.  I reverted the indications part to the prior version. Dforest 07:37, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Indications

message: I suppose there should be more sources here in general, but is the gtube type mentioned really the "most common".  I have a MIC-KEY tube, the use of which seems much simpler than that described here.  If there is no source to back this up I reccomend changing it.  Balonkey 05:33, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  G-Tube 

message: A Keofeed tube is a small tube that goes in through the nose, passing through the oropharynx, esophagus, through the stomach, and into the duodenum past the opening for the Sphincter of Oddi. Through the tube different tube feedings are feed to the patient. These tubes are usually a short term fix, as they can have a higher risk for aspiration. Patients are usually given a Keofeed as a quick solution, allowing time for the patient and/or family/caregiver to decide if a Peg Tube or other long term feeding tube is the right decision. Placement is checked by Xray. No feedings should be initiated until placement is verified. This is to prevent liquid feedings going into the wrong area (lung, brain, etc...)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.236.144.37 (talk) 02:20, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is a Keofeed tube? 

message: I know nasogastric tubes are still used for feeding, having seen one in use within the past two years, apparently on a patient with anorexia. They should be mentioned here, addressing specifically the indications for them vs the tubes presently described. As written, the article leaves the impression that the only kind of tube feeding there is involves having an incision, and (until my edit just now) that that was being done to prisoners at Gitmo (not everyone would go to the BBC article).Hieronymus Illinensis 21:11, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nasogastric 

message: i've had a G-tube for 18 years and i've had the same one in for about 6 years... so my question is how often is it recommended to change it and what can happen if i had it for so long?     thanks!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.56.242.215 (talk) 23:06, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  g-tube change 

message: I would recommend that the term 'Gavage' should be added to the article, particularly since this term Gavage is redirected to this page. This would also improve the situation where Google points to the 'Force Feeding' page instead of this one.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by RossO (talk • contribs) 18:47, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Term 'Gavage' Should be added 

message: As they cover the same topic. Eb.eric (talk) 02:47, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.  Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:59, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with [[Tubefeeding]] 

message: :Tube feeding, like all medical treatments, can be declined or stopped, especially in the setting of a terminal illness where its use would not alter the ultimate outcome.
I don't understand this section. If you withdraw feeding tube, how does patient eat food? Through parenteral nutrition? Tomek935 (talk) 01:19, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: "not".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.142.45.81 (talk) 19:45, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Withdrawal 

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thread_title: File:Severely malnourished child with feeding tube.jpg Nominated for Deletion

message: I'd like to remove from the article the photo of the patient with their eyes covered by digital post-processing. If there's no picture that can be published in its entirety, then it's better to publish no picture at all. Truth is truth, and truth should never be edited when the use of the photo is educational. There's no reason why you should ever edit a photo for educational purposes. Better find a patient who wants to see their pic published. Also, I don't see how the concepts of medical confidentiality and privacy cover only the patient's eyes. Cogiati (talk) 03:45, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture with hidden eyes 

message: In 2011 user:Syleth made awesome additions to this article, including adding a section about palliative care for patients with dementia. Since that time, there have been five citations backing these statements. There is a lot of existing literature about feeding tubes for people with dementia.
I am incorporating some recommendations from medical societies into various articles, and for guidelines about feeding tubes and dementia, I had eight citations to back up the statement a society wanted to make. I incorporated this into the section Syleth started. I removed all but one of Syleth's original citations, and then added seven other ones as a bundled citation. I also removed some content which Syleth added and then added some other content. I think the intent of the section remains the same - it still says that assisted feeding is preferable over intubation for people with dementia. I removed some details about physical restraint, the concept of failure to thrive (which I felt was not necessarily related to dementia), and assertions about tubes preventing people from doing self care.
I wanted to describe what I did here just because I changed something which was already rather good, but now, the references backing this are at the recommendation of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Thoughts? Thanks.  Blue Rasberry (talk) 20:42, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changes to dementia section 

message: Surely there should be a (non-brand) description of the types of products pumped through the tubes, so I added a section, along with a link to medical foods. David notMD (talk) 02:31, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: We need better refs here.  the handwavy pointing to the FDA guidance is not really good... Jytdog (talk) 16:10, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nothing on what is pumped through the tube? 

message: This page has had an ongoing problem with a group of "scientists" who keep editing the page to promote their tube weaning company and increase their profits. They continue to add information about a non-existent condition they call "tube dependency" and cite lots of their own studies to say children who are tube fed will be stunted and suffer terrible other misfortunes. This is simply not accurate science and distorts the reality of tube feeding for children. I've removed, once again, all of their misinformation and their self-promoting studies. Medicalmom (talk) 02:05, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Tube Weaning and Dependency Info

message: Designed in the 60s at Stanford U 12.40.223.218 (talk) 16:30, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Keofed tube used DOW Corning silastic tube developed in the early sixties at Stanford by Leo Keoshian MD. The tube was weighted with metal fillings .  The position of the tube could be confirmed.