{"id":4372,"date":"2020-05-26T14:02:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T12:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artmedical.com\/feeding-tube-positioning\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T18:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:49:43","slug":"feeding-tube-positioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artmedical.com\/usa\/feeding-tube-positioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeding Tube Positioning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Feeding Tube Positioning by ART MEDICAL\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/410962371?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>Inserting a feeding tube correctly into a patient\u2019s stomach requires careful positioning and can often only be confirmed by x-ray or suctioning.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>If the position of the tube changes, for example, because the patient unconsciously comes into contact with the external part of the feeding tube and pulls at it, the tube may move up the esophagus, causing feeding matter to be dispersed into the esophagus (above the lower esophageal sphincter) instead of the stomach. Often this goes unnoticed by health care practitioners until the patient experiences massive reflux events and\/or expels content via the mouth. If gastric matter goes up the esophagus and the patients continue to be ventilated, the gastric content may be aspirated into the lungs. This puts the patients at a high risk for ventilator-associated-pneumonia.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>With its sensor-based feeding tube, smART+ simplifies the tube\u2019s positioning. The user interface of the system assists the medical staff in the feeding tube positioning. The system continuously monitors the tube\u2019s position and alerts if it migrates from its place.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>If a change in position is detected, feeding is immediately halted, and the staff alerted both on the interface and via an audible alert. 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