British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
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Observational Study
Observation of inadvertent tube loss in ICU: effect of nasal bridles.
safe placement and securement of feeding tubes are essential to establishing early enteral nutrition. Nasogastric or nasojejunal feeding tubes are often inadvertently removed, and using a nasal bridle can reduce the number of tube replacements required. ⋯ securing a tube with a nasal bridle from day 1 is independently associated with reduced tube loss, increased duration of tube use, and likelihood that the tube would reach redundancy when it was no longer required.