Research Article

Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Volume: 10 Number: 4 December 28, 2023
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Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Abstract

Objective: Among nutritional support methods for preterm infants, enteral feeding via orogastric tube is widely used clinically. This study aims to determine the causes and frequency of orogastric tube replacement in preterm infants. Materials and Methods: The descriptive study was conducted with 154 nurses working in NICUs. 'Descriptive Information Form' for nurses and an 'Orogastric Tube Evaluation Form' developed with expert opinion were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean age of the nurses in the study was 30.97±5.79, the mean number of years working in the profession was 8.57±6.21, and the mean number of years working in the NICU was 5.94±4.63 years. It was found that 95.5% of the nurses were female, 73.4% had an undergraduate degree, 90.9% worked in a 3rd level NICU and 82.5% had NICU training. The most common reason for orogastric tube replacement was the infant pulling out the orogastric tube (98.1%). The frequency of orogastric tube replacement was higher in the night shift. However, the frequency of orogastric tube replacement was 2 or more times (71.4%) especially in infants followed up with CPAP. It was observed that the frequency of changing the orogastric tube was higher in the prone position (27.9%) and the frequency of changing the orogastric tube (73.4%) was higher in preterm infants fed 12*1. Conclusion: It was concluded that problems related to OGT fixation were the most common reasons for orogastric tube replacement.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Primary Health Care

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 28, 2023

Submission Date

September 26, 2023

Acceptance Date

October 23, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 10 Number: 4

APA
Merter, Ö. S., Dertli, S., & Koç, Ö. (2023). Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal, 10(4), 381-386. https://doi.org/10.34087/cbusbed.1366977
AMA
1.Merter ÖS, Dertli S, Koç Ö. Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal. 2023;10(4):381-386. doi:10.34087/cbusbed.1366977
Chicago
Merter, Özlem Selime, Semiha Dertli, and Özlem Koç. 2023. “Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units”. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal 10 (4): 381-86. https://doi.org/10.34087/cbusbed.1366977.
EndNote
Merter ÖS, Dertli S, Koç Ö (December 1, 2023) Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal 10 4 381–386.
IEEE
[1]Ö. S. Merter, S. Dertli, and Ö. Koç, “Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units”, CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 381–386, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.34087/cbusbed.1366977.
ISNAD
Merter, Özlem Selime - Dertli, Semiha - Koç, Özlem. “Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units”. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal 10/4 (December 1, 2023): 381-386. https://doi.org/10.34087/cbusbed.1366977.
JAMA
1.Merter ÖS, Dertli S, Koç Ö. Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal. 2023;10:381–386.
MLA
Merter, Özlem Selime, et al. “Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units”. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, Dec. 2023, pp. 381-6, doi:10.34087/cbusbed.1366977.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Selime Merter, Semiha Dertli, Özlem Koç. Reasons and Frequency of Orogastric Tube Change in Preterm Infants by Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal. 2023 Dec. 1;10(4):381-6. doi:10.34087/cbusbed.1366977

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