Category
Nutrition Supportive Care
Typical Use
Deliver precise enteral nutrition via feeding tubes.
Description
A programmable pump that administers liquid nutrition formulas through nasogastric, nasoenteric, or percutaneous gastrostomy jejunostomy tubes at controlled rates and volumes to meet caloric and fluid needs in hospitalized and homebound patients. Enteral pumps support continuous, intermittent, or bolus feeding regimens and include safety features such as occlusion detection and air in line alarms; proper tube placement verification, pump programming, and monitoring for aspiration and tolerance are essential. Education on tube care, formula handling, and troubleshooting supports safe long term enteral nutrition therapy.