Gj button feeding tube

The only problem i have had and karen maybe you can shed some light on this is that most dme companies wont cover them because the tube cost is 500 and the insurance only reimburses the dme company 40 because insurance doesnt recognize the difference. Learn about how to prepare for a feeding tube. Now up to 70 cm stoma lengths 3. Use a cotton swab or soft cloth to clean the skin around the button with mild soap and warm water. Low profile head for patient comfort with a smaller feed head footprint than amt g jet 4. Check the g button and stoma hole especially before and after feeding. A feeding tube is a device thats inserted into your stomach through your abdomen. Halyard makes the mic key brand of feeding tubes which includes the mic key gj button and amt makes the g jet button. Separate jejunal and gastric ports for simultaneous feeding and gastric. We love our kimberly clark gj button. Low profile skin level tubes. Gj tubes are available both as buttons or long tubes. Gj tubes are a long term option that combines a g tube with a j tube for more flexibility based on a persons needs. This means that your child will have had a different type of feeding tube before transitioning to the low profile gj tube. The tube has separate ports that give you access to the g stomach and j small intestine.

If there is already a g tube in place the gj tube can be placed into the same stoma so no additional surgery is required. Always have a spare g tube like the amts minione balloon button to place in the stoma tract that is similar in size to your g jet device. Although the g j tube is designed to decrease the number of pull outs a g j tube may become accidentally dislodged. The switch is done in the interventional radiology department. The largest low profile gj offering available with 21 more sizes than amt 2. Our hospital doesnt stock them either but they order them before the kiddos need them replaced. Low profile gj tubes are placed by an interventional radiologist using image guidance. The complete portfolio all sizes 16 fr 22 fr offer. Switching from a g tube to a gj tube is a relatively simple procedure. The stomach for medicine and ventilation and the small intestine jejunum for feeding. A feeding tube is a medical device used to provide nutrition to people who cannot obtain nutrition by mouth are unable to swallow safely or need nutritional supplementation. A gj tube goes through the abdomen and ends up in two different places. This will aid in keeping the stoma tract from closing. Mic key gj feeding tubes. The state of being fed by a feeding tube is called gavage enteral feeding or tube feedingplacement may be temporary for the treatment of acute conditions or lifelong in the case of chronic disabilities.

A mic key low profile gj tube is not used for primary tube insertion instead it is a transition tube.

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