If a patient is to receive enteral feedings for several weeks because of esophageal surgery but is otherwise generally healthy,he or she may be fed through a _____ tube.

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The patient would probably be fed through a PEG tube;more permanent placement is appropriate for feedings over several weeks;the patient should be at low risk for aspiration,and so the gastric feedings are appropriate.A feeding tube would not be passed through the nose and down the throat if the patient is having esophageal surgery.A jejunostomy tube would be needed only if the patient had a higher risk of aspiration.

If a Patient Is to Receive Enteral Feedings for Several