See how automated flush technology can benefit you and your practice
Helps decrease likelihood of rehospitalization
3.9%
higher rehospitalization rate over 30 days when not using automated hydration.1
Aids in reduction of nursing time
14%
decrease in workload daily.2
Supports fewer tube occlusions reduction
Automated hydration is the most effective way to prevent tube clogging.4,5
Facilitates cost reduction
More than
$100
saved on average per patient, per year.3
Webinar:
Hydration: An Essential Component
of Enteral Nutrition Therapy throughout
the Life Cycle September 20, 2023
Resources
Maximizing Hydration as an Enteral Nutrition Tool, webinar recording
Unites States Hospital Inpatient Admissions with Dehydration and/or Malnutrition in Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving Enteral Nutrition: A Cohort Study
Flush Now: The Use of Technology to Prevent Occlusions in Jejunal Feeding Tubes – A Pilot Evaluation
Automated Feed/Flush
1. Nadeau B, Tordella J. The role of automated flushing in decreased 30-day rehospitalization rates. Poster presented at: ASPEN’s Clinical Nutrition Week; Feb 2017; Orlando, FL.
2. Nadeau B, Weissbrod R, Trierweiler-Hauke B. Flush now: The use of technology to prevent occlusions in jejunal feeding tubes – a pilot evaluation. Poster presented at: ESPEN Congress; Sep 2017; The Hague, The Netherlands.
3. Torres R, Nadeau W, Saunders R. Does automating water flushes impact the care costs of enteral nutrition therapy? Poster presented at: ESPEN Congress; Sep 2018; Madrid, Spain.
4. Parrish, C. R. Clogged feeding tubes: A clinician’s thorn. Practical Gastroenterology. 2014; 1-16.
5. Boullata, J. I., Carrera, A. L., Harvey, L., Hudson L., McGinnis C., Wessel J. J., Guenter, P. ASPEN Safe practices for enteral nutrition therapy. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2017; 41(1), 15-103.
