2.3. Naso-Gastric Tube Placement and Home’s Enteral Nutrition Management
After a 12-h overnight fast, an 8 French polyurethane NGT was placed in a day-hospital setting in the Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Unit of the IRCCS Policlinic San Martino Hospital, University of Genoa, Italy. Patients were provided with tools to carry out home EN and they were elucidated about the use of the infusion pump and any possible side effects of EN.