What Should I Do If A Patient Vomits While Receiving An Enteral Feeding?
What Should I Do If A Patient Vomits While Receiving An Enteral Feeding? Stop feeding. As per MD instruction, drain gastric contents through G-tube into a drainage bag/container or using a large syringe. … If vomiting persists, call MD for appropriate intervention to avoid dehydration/fluid or electrolyte depletion (see Rare Complications #3 “Fluid/Electrolyte Depletion”). What