TY - JOUR
T1 - Gold Standard Home Nasogastric Tube Feeding for Infants and Children
AU - SUCCEED Child Feeding Alliance
AU - Breik, Lina
AU - Chaffey, Ethan
AU - Chan, Katherine
AU - Coy, Jayde
AU - Crockett, Naomi
AU - Crowe, Francesca
AU - Dadich, Ann
AU - Dalby-Payne, Jacqueline
AU - Dorise, Bonnie
AU - Downie, Kay
AU - Elliot, Chris
AU - Fletcher, Vita
AU - Furey, Krystal
AU - Glaysher, Melissa
AU - Gowans, Jessica
AU - Guinea, Katelyn
AU - Handley, Siobhan
AU - Hillman, Tania
AU - Homan, Melissa
AU - Ierardo, Anna
AU - Lively, Emily J.
AU - Low, Rachel
AU - Moraby, Khadeejah
AU - Morony, Suzanne
AU - Ooi, Chee Y.
AU - Scheuring, Noémi
AU - Simione, Meg
AU - Woolfenden, Susan
AU - Wright, Simone
AU - Hopwood, Nick
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians).
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Paediatric home enteral nutrition (HEN) is becoming more common. Existing research and guidelines point to the importance of carer education. However, ongoing HEN care in the community is not well covered, and many of those caring for children with feeding tubes have insufficient training, contributing to safety incidents in paediatric HEN. This article presents a novel gold standard for home nasogastric tube feeding for infants and children. It is developed through interviews with clinicians (n = 13) and parents (n = 4), and revised in consultation with a wider group of clinicians (n = 22), parents (n = 4), researchers (n = 2) and other professionals involved in supporting families with children who tube feed (n = 2). The gold standard reflects the authors' consensus recommendations. Alignment of its features with peer-reviewed research is highlighted. The gold standard considers NG tube feeding at home as a mealtime (rather than medical procedure) that is safe, responsive to the child's cues, and family friendly. Where weaning is expected, it also prepares the child for this.
AB - Paediatric home enteral nutrition (HEN) is becoming more common. Existing research and guidelines point to the importance of carer education. However, ongoing HEN care in the community is not well covered, and many of those caring for children with feeding tubes have insufficient training, contributing to safety incidents in paediatric HEN. This article presents a novel gold standard for home nasogastric tube feeding for infants and children. It is developed through interviews with clinicians (n = 13) and parents (n = 4), and revised in consultation with a wider group of clinicians (n = 22), parents (n = 4), researchers (n = 2) and other professionals involved in supporting families with children who tube feed (n = 2). The gold standard reflects the authors' consensus recommendations. Alignment of its features with peer-reviewed research is highlighted. The gold standard considers NG tube feeding at home as a mealtime (rather than medical procedure) that is safe, responsive to the child's cues, and family friendly. Where weaning is expected, it also prepares the child for this.
KW - feeding difficulties
KW - home enteral nutrition
KW - paediatric feeding disorder
KW - tube feeding
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105004297255&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/jpc.70052
DO - 10.1111/jpc.70052
M3 - Article
C2 - 40269492
AN - SCOPUS:105004297255
SN - 1034-4810
JO - Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
JF - Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
ER -