Difficulties and risks during the introduction and positioning of the Nasoenteric Probe

Abstract

The high prevalence of critically ill patients has increased the demand for nutritional therapy for health recovery. Enteral probes make it possible to provide nutrients and improve the nutritional status of patients with swallowing problems if the digestive system maintains its absorption capacity. The team that assists the patient in need of receiving nutritional therapy through an enteral tube must have knowledge about the passage of the tube and about the administration of diets, with training to prevent, recognize and treat possible complications. In this work, nurses involved in the passage of enteral tubes at the Irmandade de Misericórdia do Jahu Hospital were interviewed, recording opinions and problems faced during this procedure, in order to produce a technical manual to support the procedure performed by the hospital servers. The results pointed out some lack of standardization and some resistance in the exposition of doubts, even though the questionnaire. After knowledge of the respondents' responses, a standardized guidance manual on the introduction and placement of the enteral tube was developed, with the aim of contributing to the updating of the team and will allow for safer procedures.