ABSTRACT
Objective:
To determine incidence and time until first traction or obstruction of nasoenteral tube in hospitalized adults.
Methods:
Prospective double cohort study that included 494 adults who were users of nasoenteral tubes as inpatients in two clinical units and two surgical units in a teaching hospital. The occurrence of tube tractions and obstructions was monitored daily between 2017 and 2019. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate time until the first event.
Results:
Tube traction occurred in 33% of the sample, and the incidence of the event was higher on the first five days of tube use. Tube obstruction incidence was 3.4% and grew as tube use time increased.
Conclusion:
Traction incidence was higher at the beginning of the period of use, whereas obstruction incidence grew as tube use time increased.
Keywords:
Nursing care; Enteral nutrition; Intubation; gastrointestinal; Patient safety; Risk management. Patientcare management