Feeding Tube Treatment Report

Category: Equipment

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Generic Name: Feeding Tube

See also: PEG-Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy, RIG-Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy

What is Feeding Tube?

An example of 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

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 72 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 69 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Choking on food 39 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Support weight gain 21 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) 5 0
Decreased diaphragm strength 4 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 6
None
 23

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Feeding Tube

Hospitalization 34
Pain 2
None 1
Gas 1
Discomfort 1
Bleeding around feeding tube insertion point 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 25%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 17%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 17%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 8%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped using Feeding Tube

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Feeding Tube

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Feeding Tube

Always
 22 69%
Usually
 6 19%
Sometimes
 2 6%
Never
 2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Feeding Tube

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 7 22%
A little
 9 28%
Not at all
 16 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Feeding Tube

$200+
 3 21%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 7%
$25-49
 1 7%
< $25
 9 64%

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16 patient evaluations for Feeding Tube

Purposes: Choking on food, Generalized weakness (asthenia), and ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) (Started Sep 25, 2008)
Date Dosage Choking on food Perceived effectiveness Generalized weakness (asthenia) Perceived effectiveness ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 29, 2012 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 ? NoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jul 29, 2012
Advice & Tips
I would be dead without this feeding tube to get my nutrients and drugs inside me. I can no longer eat, chew or swallow effectively. I also get a cool new body piercing!
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Purpose: maintain weight (Started Dec 11, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 13, 2011 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Nov 17, 2010 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Aug 13, 2011
Advice & Tips
Very easy to maintain hydration. No forcing mysef to keep taking sips.
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Purpose: Support weight gain (Started Feb 28, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 20, 2011 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Aug 16, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jan 12, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Nov 17, 2008 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Aug 16, 2009
Advice & Tips
sometimes get pain at the site.
Date
Nov 17, 2008
Advice & Tips
get it if you need it!
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