Enteral Access Toolkit
Guideline · Nov 2020 · 1 min read
In brief
In brief
Quality improvement toolkit for managing pediatric patients requiring enteral access, with primary focus on gastrostomy tubes. Compiles evidence-based and experiential approaches to optimize tube placement and management, provided as educational resource without formal APSA endorsement.
- APSA Quality and Safety committee provides a toolkit specifically focused on gastrostomy tube management and enteral access quality improvement.
- The toolkit contains both evidence-based and non-evidence-based approaches for managing patients requiring enteral access.
- Content is designed for clinicians interested in improving quality of care for gastrostomy tube patients but is not formally APSA-approved.
Written by the GCMD Library team from the guideline.
Welcome to the APSA Quality and Safety committee Enteral Access Toolkit. This page is intended to help anyone who is interested in quality improvement of the management of patients requiring enteral access - specifically gastrostomy tubes.
Many of the approaches described are evidence based - some are not. These approaches have not been approved by APSA.
This guideline lives on pedsurglibrary.com.
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