Techniques of medications administration through enteral feeding catheters in a tertiary care hospital, Malaysia

Paik Yen Oh; Wan Mae Lai; Fan Kee Hoo; Yang Liang Boo; Vasudevan Ramachandran; Siew Mooi Ching

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RMJ. 2016; 41(2): 225-229

Techniques of medications administration through enteral feeding catheters in a tertiary care hospital, Malaysia

Paik Yen Oh, Wan Mae Lai, Fan Kee Hoo, Yang Liang Boo, Vasudevan Ramachandran, Siew Mooi Ching.

Abstract
Objective: To determine the medication administration through enteral feeding catheter (EFC) for adult patients in a tertiary hospital.
Methods: A total of 144 nurses practicing administration of medications through EFC were included in this study.
Results: The techniques of medication administration through EFC varied significantly among nurses, although nursing personnel expressed confidence in the efficacy of their individual drug administration techniques.
Conclusion: A universal set of guidelines for administering medications through EFC should be adopted and widely disseminated among nurses.

Key words: Enteral feeding catheter, medication administration, nursing.

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Oh PY, Lai WM, Hoo FK, Boo YL, Ramachandran V, Ching SM. Techniques of medications administration through enteral feeding catheters in a tertiary care hospital, Malaysia. RMJ. 2016; 41(2): 225-229.

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Oh PY, Lai WM, Hoo FK, Boo YL, Ramachandran V, Ching SM. Techniques of medications administration through enteral feeding catheters in a tertiary care hospital, Malaysia. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=208060 [Access: June 22, 2026].

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Oh PY, Lai WM, Hoo FK, Boo YL, Ramachandran V, Ching SM. Techniques of medications administration through enteral feeding catheters in a tertiary care hospital, Malaysia. RMJ. 2016; 41(2): 225-229.

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Oh PY, Lai WM, Hoo FK, Boo YL, Ramachandran V, Ching SM. Techniques of medications administration through enteral feeding catheters in a tertiary care hospital, Malaysia. RMJ. (2016), [cited June 22, 2026]; 41(2): 225-229.

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Oh, P. Y., Lai, . W. M., Hoo, . F. K., Boo, . Y. L., Ramachandran, . V. & Ching, . S. M. (2016) Techniques of medications administration through enteral feeding catheters in a tertiary care hospital, Malaysia. RMJ, 41 (2), 225-229.

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Oh, Paik Yen, Wan Mae Lai, Fan Kee Hoo, Yang Liang Boo, Vasudevan Ramachandran, and Siew Mooi Ching. 2016. Techniques of medications administration through enteral feeding catheters in a tertiary care hospital, Malaysia. Rawal Medical Journal, 41 (2), 225-229.

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Oh, Paik Yen, Wan Mae Lai, Fan Kee Hoo, Yang Liang Boo, Vasudevan Ramachandran, and Siew Mooi Ching. "Techniques of medications administration through enteral feeding catheters in a tertiary care hospital, Malaysia." Rawal Medical Journal 41 (2016), 225-229.

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