Mary Kay, my book pages 367-369 covers this question and others related to
gavage feeding.

I think Nancy's point about the preference for 1-hour bolus is well-taken,
but in many geographics parts of the US, continuous is still done, so
whatever you're doing--do the procedure right.

>Just back from Florida and got a question this am from our NICU charge
>nurse. Where can I find information about how often to change syringes
>and tubing for a baby on continuous feeds of breastmilk by NG tube? Will
>check all the standard references. Please email me privately as well as
>replying to the list as I'm no mail until I get time to fix my
>subscription.
>Mary Kay Smith, CLE, IBCLC
>Romeoville IL
>



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