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My mother has had a number of replacements of her feedtube, and only about 2/3 of the time does it last as long as it should. We are in ER currently to replace it again after 2 days since it just fell out. Nurse practitioner put it in 2 days ago I believe. Any doctors in here understand why a feedtube should come out after less than even a month? Poor inflation of the bubble? Acid burning away at its components? How do these things go wrong?
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2 years ago Edited: 2 years ago, bio_man
I'm no doctor, but I did find this article that gives reasons as to why it may be happening:

https://tubefed.com/newsletter/tips-to-avoid-g-tube-dislodgement/

When the patient pulls on the tube or the tube gets caught on something, movements of the tube during patient repositioning or transfer, and an under-inflated retention balloon. Also:



Hope this helps your mother
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