According to FutureWise analysis the market for Feeding Tubes in 2023 is US$ 4.23 billion, and is expected to reach US$ 6.6 billion by 2031 at a CAGR of 5.72%.
A feed tube, a medical device, is used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot eat by mouth, can't swallow safely, or require nutritional supplementation. The state of being fed through a feeding tube, gavage intraoral feeding, or tube feeding is called gavage. It can be used temporarily to treat acute conditions or for lifelong care in the case of chronic disabilities. There are many options for feeding tubes in medical practice. They are often made of polyurethane and silicone. The diameter of a feed tube is measured using French units. Each French unit equals 1/3mm. They are classified according to their intended use and where they were inserted.There are many conditions that can require tube feeding. Prematurity or failure to thrive (or nutrition), neurologic and neurological disorders, the inability to swallow, post-surgical malformations, cancer, prematurity or malnutrition, and Sanfilippo Syndrome are the most common conditions that may require tube feeding.The use of feeding tubes is widespread in children and has been proven to be effective for a wide range of conditions. Some children need them to help them eat, while others require them to be there for their entire lives. Some children only require feeding tubes as an aid to their oral diet. Others depend on them all the time.People with advanced memory loss who are treated with feeding aid, have better outcomes. These people do not have a higher lifespan. Additionally, feeding tubes do not protect them from aspiration pneumonia. A feeding tube may not be an option in the last stages of dementia. However, assisted feeding can still be beneficial to provide palliative services and human interaction. The ICU uses feeding tubes to provide nutrition to patients who are seriously ill. While their medical conditions are treated, the ICU also has feeding tubes. There is evidence to support the idea that feeding tubes improve the outcomes of chronic malnutrition in people suffering from cancers of the head or neck. Patients who have had surgery on their stomach or throat often require a feeding tube. A tube leads from the nose down to the middle portion of the small intestine, or the tube can be placed directly through your abdomen to the small intestine. Nasogastric and Nasojejeunal tubes carry liquid food to the stomach or intestines. If the tip is not correctly inserted, it can become lodged in the stomach, intestines, or respiratory system. In such cases, the liquid food could enter the lungs and cause pneumonia. One of the complications associated with gastrostomy tubs (inserted through your abdomen and into your stomach or intestines), is leakage of gastric contents. This could lead to peritonitis. A possible complication is a septic shock. Some minor leakage could cause skin irritation around the gastrostomy sites or stoma. To protect the skin from the corrosive, barrier creams can be used.
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