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MAY 17, 2018

Reducing Enteral Tube Complications

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Dehuti Pandya, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Brain Injury, Stroke, and Spinal Cord Program
TIRR Memorial Hermann
Houston, Texas

Stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury patients undergoing rehabilitation frequently are unable to ingest food or medications by mouth due to dysphagia.1-3 As a result, these patients benefit from placement of enteral feeding tubes to assist with nutritional needs and medication administration and to prevent aspiration. However, drug administration via