Declogging small-bore feeding tubes.
Nine substances (Pancrease, Viokase, pork pancreatin, bromelain, papain, cranberry juice, Coca-Cola, chymotrypsin, and distilled water) were tested every half-hour for 4 hr using 900 mm of water pressure to determine their effectiveness in declogging small-bore feeding tubes. At the end of 4 hr the tubes were irrigated with air using a 50-cc syringe. None of the substances tested were effective within 4 hr. Three substances allowed for successful syringe irrigation at the end of 4 hr. They were: chymotrypsin, papain, and distilled water.
D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005526:Food, Formulated / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*