Statements

1

Strongly Disagree

N, %

2

Somewhat Disagree

N, %

3

Neutral

N, %

4

Somewhat Agree

N, %

5

Strongly Agree

N, %

Median [IQR]

Patients with both lung disease and reflux symptoms should not have gastric feeds

6, 22%

12, 44%

2, 7%

6, 22%

1, 4%

2 [2-4]

Patients post sternotomy should have postpyloric feeds to prevent aspiration

3, 11%

10, 37%

12, 44%

2, 7%

0, 0%

3 [2-3]

 A Nissen (fundoplication) prevents aspiration

6, 22%

6, 22%

3, 11%

11, 41%

1, 4%

3 [2-4]

Practice guidelines make it clear how to initiate tube feeds in patients on your unit

3, 11%

4, 15%

5, 19%

10, 37%

5, 19%

4 [2-4]

Postpyloric feeding tubes are frequently displaced

2, 7%

15, 56%

3, 11%

5, 19%

2, 7%

2 [2-4]

Use of postpyloric tubes as the initial feeding method results in higher costs

1, 4%

3, 11%

7, 26%

9, 33%

7, 26%

4 [3-5]

Many patients initially fed with nasogastric tubes often end up needing postpyloric tubes

10, 37%

13, 48%

3, 11%

1, 4%

0, 0%

2 [1-2]

Postpyloric tubes frequently need to be replaced

3, 11%

11, 41%

4, 15%

6, 22%

3, 11%

2 [2-4]

Postpyloric tubes lead to more GI disturbance than gastric tubes

4, 15%

10, 37%

8, 30%

4, 15%

1, 4%

2 [2-3]

Gastric tubes are more likely to lead to aspirations than postpyloric tubes in critically ill patients

4, 15%

9, 33%

5, 19%

9, 33%

0, 0%

3 [2-4]

Patients who receive postpyloric feeding as the initial method have shown previous risk of gastroesophageal aspiration

5, 19%

5, 19%

7, 26%

9, 15%

1, 4%

3 [2-4]

Neonates who start with postpyloric feeds have a shorter length of stay than those on gastric feeds

13, 48%

7, 26%

7, 26%

0, 0%

0, 0%

2 [1-3]