NGT residual question..

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i dont know where to post this question but i ended up here so here's my question regarding NGT residuals. what i know is if the residual has the same characteristic (like Osteorized feeding, milk feeding) is the same, and is

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Specializes in Trauma Surgical ICU.

Check you policy..Some state to return, others state for anything over XXX to waste.. Also, I don't check residual on pts that are NOT getting feeding. I do check placement but not residual. If the pt c/o nausea I will hook the NG to suction.. Policy standard. Hope this helps

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Specializes in Emergency Room, Trauma ICU.

When I was in the ICU we always returned residuals because it held important gastric juices the pt needed. It wasn't so much about returning the volume because it wasn't usually that much, and they were getting IV fluids.

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Specializes in CVICU.

Excellent article about enteral nutrition, gastric residuals, tube placement, etc. I was surprised to learn from the article that bowel sounds do not necessarily correlate with GI motility.

Development of Evidence-Based Guidelines and Critical Care Nurses ' Knowledge of Enteral Feeding

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Specializes in Med/Surg,Cardiac.

I return residuals per policy. Check your policy.

~ No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent -Eleanor Roosevelt ~

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