Clinical Trial: PUSH-IT Continuing Enteral Feeds for Tracheostomy
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Tracheostomy Complication
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Prevent Unnecessary Surgeon Holds of Ingestions for Tracheostomy (PUSH-IT)
Brief Summary:
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate nutrition administration in the time around the tracheostomy in patients with breathing tubes.The main questions it aims to answer are:Will continuing nutrition up to the time of surgery (tracheostomy) decrease nutrition interruptions, thereby increasing food intake?Does continuing nutrition up to the time of surgery increase instances of food going into the lungs or lung infections?Researchers will compare patients who have nutrition withheld 6 hours prior to surgery…
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