Karen Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I am in the process of updating our present policy on orogastric and nasogastric tube feeding and am looking at the size of tube in relation to the size of the infant. A few different opinions I have come across are that infants under 800, 1000 or 1200 grams should use a size 5Fr and over 800, 1000, or 1200 grams should use a 6Fr., however, I cannot find any research to justify if any of these weights are correct. What standards does your unit use and do you have research to justify your reasoning? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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