Dear Lactnet friends, below is a posting from one of pediatric RD listserv buddies.  She gave me her permission to post it to you.  What would you recommend?   Michelle Scott, MA,RD,IBCLC in NH

Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 6:37 PM
Subject: [PEDI-RD] Tubing Change/Hang Time


> Hi there-
>
> I know I posted this a while ago but I believe I only received one
response,
> so I am going to try again.  At my hospital we have a policy that states
> hang time for formula or breast milk is four hours.  The question is, if
the
> hang time is four hours does that mean all the tubing associated with that
> feeding (not the NG tube but the tube that connects the syringe to the NG)
> needs to be discarded?  The literature out there mentions hang time but
does
> not go into specifics about the other materials involved in the feeding.
> Any responses would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Andi
>
> Andi Dietz, RD, LD
> Neonatal Dietitian
> Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
> (503) 413-3019
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>
>
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