I am a LTC nurse caring for a patient with a perpetually leaking old PEG site. They have had the PEG removed and placed in a different area, and now, the old site refuses to close. It leaks to the point where you must use a towel when flushing his tube, as I am sure that 50% comes right back out of the old site.
The GI doctor is aware
The attending is aware
The ER was not amused when someone sent him out on a particuarly bad day. (The 'fountain' nearly hit the ceiling when they removed the dressing. Doc said to send them out)
Does anyone have any suggestions?
I have tried pressure dressings as was recommended by the GI- does nothing but hold soggy, stomach content laden gauze against healthy skin.
We tried some silver dressings when it got infected- which cleared up the infection, but did not help the leakage.
