Incidence and time until the first traction or obstruction of the nasoenteral tube in hospitalized adults

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine incidence and time until first traction or obstruction of nasoenteral tube in hospitalized adults. Methods: Prospective double cohort study that included 494 adults who were users of nasoenteral tubes as inpatients in two clinical units and two surgical units in a teaching hospital. The occurrence of tube tractions and obstructions was monitored daily between 2017 and 2019. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate time until the first event. Results: Tube traction occurred in 33% of the sample, and the incidence of the event was higher on the first five days of tube use. Tube obstruction incidence was 3.4% and grew as tube use time increased. Conclusion: Traction incidence was higher at the beginning of the period of use, whereas obstruction incidence grew as tube use time increased.

Keywords

• Nursing care
• Enteral nutrition
• Intubation
• gastrointestinal
• Patient safety
• Risk management. Patientcare management