Improved tube for nasojejunal feeding in low birthweight infants.
A simple tube for nasojejunal feeding is described. 22 infants with birthweight less than 1500 g and 25 infants 1500--2000 g were fed during the first weeks of life. The tube elimintes many of the difficulties previously encountered with nasojejunal feeding.
D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007583:Jejunum