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Why are feeding tubes required in so many VGM patients and If food can be kept down with tubes why not by mouth?

April 26, 2017feeding food kept mouth Patients tubes vgm

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Why are feeding tubes required in so many VGM patients and If food can be kept down with tubes why not by mouth?

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The most physical effort a new-born baby makes is to feed. If a baby is in incipient or actual heart failure it is much better to remove this effort and substitute it with a tube. Some centres go further and insert a tube directly into the stomach.