GJ tube, pediatric, brown drainage

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Hello I need a little helping resolving something. I'm caring for a kiddo who has recently had a gj placed instead of his regular gtube due to extreme leakage. All meds, flushes, and feeds go through jport. He has had increased drainage from site, mostly gastric secretions. Today he had dark brown drainage from site. I know the jtube can dislodge but I run a continuous feed and no residual is in stomach. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

I think you should seek advice from your charge nurse/patient's MD, rather than the internet. Anyone who responds here may or may not be a nurse. Furthermore, none of us who cannot see the patient cannot reliably help you figure out what is going on.

If I were your patient's parent, I would not be pleased if i knew that the patient's nurse was seeking diagnosis/advice on the internet. I also believe that it would be a dereliction of duty for you to act upon any medical advice obtained via internet.

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Specializes in Cardicac Neuro Telemetry.

Contact his physician. That's honestly the most prudent course of action.

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Yes, please contact the child's healthcare provider for the medical advice you require. Good luck.

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