Tube feeding with a liquid diet directly into the stomach or small intestine.
Providing nutrition through a tube that enters the stomach or small intestine through the nasal passage or abdominal area. Used for patients who are unable to consume adequate nutrition by eating sufficient quantities of food.
Delivery of nutrients through a gastrointestinal tube or other artificial means.
Nutrition provided through a tube placed into the stomach or small intestine. This may be accomplished through a nasogastric tube, a percutaneous gastrostomy tube, or a jejunostomy.
The administration of sustenance via a tube or stoma, delivering it directly to the small intestine, consequently circumventing the upper gastrointestinal system.