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Peg Tube Leaking. Several are mine and many belong to others. In one post called feeding tube stoma leakage treating damaged skin options i have broke down into different steps. Stabilizing tubes and extensions can help by reducing friction at the tube site. Treatment of persistently leaking post peg tube gastrocutaneous fistula in elderly patients with combined electrochemical cautery and endoscopic clip placement south med j.
Well when i changed the dressing there was what looked like some tube feeding around the site and on the dressing. Skin site irritation and or tube leaking symptoms. Patients will require a tube if they are unable to swallow safely putting them at risk of aspiration of food drink and medicines into their lungs. Follow directions for flushing your peg tube. Use at least 30 milliliters ml of water to flush the tube. Torsion on the peg tube and the absence of an external bolster to stabilize the tube 55.
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Stabilizing tubes and extensions can help by reducing friction at the tube site. I had a pt today with a peg tube that had some leakage around the site. A percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy peg tube can be used to deliver nutrition hydration and medicines directly into the patient s stomach. This helps prevent blockage from formula or medicine. I have written many posts on feeding tube leakage. Persistent leakage from a gastrocutaneous fistula gcf created for the purpose of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy peg tube placement is a common problem in elderly patients.