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Declogging Small‐Bore Feeding Tubes
Author(s) -
Nicholson Linda J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607187011006594
Subject(s) - papain , distilled water , syringe , chymotrypsin , bromelain , enteral administration , chemistry , chromatography , medicine , food science , parenteral nutrition , surgery , trypsin , biochemistry , enzyme , psychiatry
Nine substances (Pancrease, Viokase, pork pancreatin, bromelain, papain, cranberry juice, Coca‐Cola, chymotrypsin, and distilled water) were tested every half‐hour for 4 hr using 900 mm of water pressure to determine their effectiveness in declogging small‐bore feeding tubes. At the end of 4 hr the tubes were irrigated with air using a 50‐cc syringe. None of the substances tested were effective within 4 hr. Three substances allowed for successful syringe irrigation at the end of 4 hr. They were: chymotrypsin, papain, and distilled water. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 11: 594–597, 1987)