What To Expect From A Feeding Tube Insertion Procedure

Risks Of The Procedure

A feeding tube placement procedure is known to be a safe procedure, but all surgical procedures have risks of complications. Before the procedure, the patient will receive a consent form that outlines all of the possible complications. They need to discuss them with their surgeon. A patient who is known to have adverse reactions to sedation medications and anesthesia is at a higher risk of experiencing complications during a feeding tube insertion procedure.

Patients who have a feeding tube insertion procedure may experience pain as a complication. Other possible complications include the leakage of stomach contents around the feeding tube at the stoma site, the development of an infection at the stoma site or inside the abdomen, food or fluid aspiration, and bleeding from the incision. Additional examples of potential feeding tube insertion complications are blockage of the feeding tube, dislodgement of the feeding tube, bleeding from other organs that have become damaged during the procedure, and an infection in other organs that may have been damaged.

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