Benefits of Post-Pyloric Feeding Tubes in Critically Ill Patients

Benefits of Post-Pyloric Feeding Tubes in Critically Ill Patients

The purpose of this study is to determine the benefit of feeding critically-ill patients beyond the stomach (post-pyloric). Furthermore, because of the advent of two new post-pyloric feeding tubes (Tiger 2 and Syncro BlueTube) designed to improve post-pyloric placement, the investigators will be evaluating the benefits of those two tubes as well.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients admitted to the ICU who are deemed by the attending critical care physician to warrant tube feeds and expected to receive tube feeds for more than three days