The efficacy of a novel peristaltic feeding tube (PFT) in reducing reflux and aspiration of gastric contents in mechanically ventilated patients
Summary: Gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) is common in ventilated patients and is a cause of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). The novel persistaltic feeding tube (PFT) uses simulated peristalsis to seal the esophagus to fluid moving in a retrograde manner, whilst allowing normal drainage of flui...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Clinical Nutrition Experimental |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235293931830040X |