Cola and other carbonated and acidic beverages are still sometimes being used in practice to unblock enteral feeding tubes, however this is not recommended.
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This QuickHiT was identified through a consult a home care nurse initiated with Connected Care Live regarding a patient that presented to a community hospital emergency department for a dislodged G-tube. This hospital visit became necessary because there was no emergency dislodgment kit present in the child’s home. The kit has the equipment necessary to maintain tract patency when an enteral feeding tube is dislodged accidentally.
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