Comparison of the effects of two flushing fluid in the prevention of gastrointestinal nutrition tube blocking

VernacularTitle:两种冲管液预防胃肠营养管堵管的效果评价
Author: Ling BAI ¹ ; Fei MIAO ; Weixia WANG ; Xiaojuan QIU
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1. 710004 西安交通大学第二附属医院急诊科
Keywords: Gastrointestinal nutrition tube; Flushing fluid; Tube blocking; 5％ sodium bicarbonate solution
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2014;20(35):4523-4525
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To compare the effect of two kinds of flushing fluid in the prevention of gastrointestinal nutrition tube blocking .Methods Sixty-four patients who were placed the gastrointestinal nutrition tube for enteral nutrition were randomly divided into observation group , which contained 35 cases, and control group, which contained 29 cases.After daily infusion of nutrient solution , 5% sodium bicarbonate solution plus 2 Multi-enzyme flushed gastrointestinal nutrition tube for the observation group; while for the control group, the 20ml normal saline was used .Results Compared the incidence of clogging rate of the two gastrointestinal nutrition tube , observation group was 5.7% and control group was 34.5%, the difference was statistically significant (P <0.01).Conclusions The sodium bicarbonate solution plus Multi-enzyme can wash, dissolve the contents ’ adhering to the catheter wall , and reduce the obstruction of gastrointestinal nutrition tube effectively , so that enteral nutrition can proceed smoothly .