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What is Feeding Tube?
Feeding tubes are used to support a person's nutritional needs. They may be temporary or needed intermittently during acute illness and in recovery. Long term use is indicated for providing nutrition and hydration when control over swallowing is impaired due to progressive disease or injury.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | 72 | 9 |
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| General health | 69 | 5 |
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| Choking on food | 39 | 6 |
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| Support weight gain | 21 | 4 |
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| Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Decreased diaphragm strength | 4 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Feeding Tube
| Hospitalization | 34 | |
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| Pain | 2 | |
| None | 1 | |
| Gas | 1 | |
| Discomfort | 1 | |
| Bleeding around feeding tube insertion point | 1 | |
| See all 9 reported side effects ▼ | ||
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 6 |  |
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| Course of treatment ended | 3 | |
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| Doctor's advice | 2 | |
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| Side effects too severe | 2 | |
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| Did not seem to work | 1 | |
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| Not indicated | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Feeding Tube
Always |
22 | 69% |
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Usually |
6 | 19% |
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Sometimes |
2 | 6% |
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Never |
2 | 6% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Feeding Tube
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
7 | 22% |
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A little |
9 | 28% |
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Not at all |
16 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Feeding Tube
$200+ |
3 | 21% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
1 | 7% |
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$25-49 |
1 | 7% |
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< $25 |
9 | 64% |
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