QUALITY IMPROVEMENT P2612 - ESOC25-1104 IMPROVING CONSITENT NASOGASTRIC (NG) FEDING AND MINIMISING RESOURCE UTILISATION IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STROKE UNIT: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION Gagira Mudalige 1 , Kamy Thavanesan 1 , Helen Westall 1 , Aditya Deshpande *1 , Jonathan Gregory 2 , Sian Meldrum 1 , Tarek Al-Smadi 1 , Divya Tiwari 1 1 University Hospitals Dorset, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Stroke unit, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 2 University Hospitals Dorset, Royals Bournemouth Hospital, Nutrition and dietetics Department, Bournemouth, United Kingdom Background and Aims: Nasogastric tubes (NG) are used in patients with transient or permanent dysphagia due to an acute stroke, and theres good evidence that early feeding improves outcomes
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Higher doses for acute injuries, lower doses for chronic issues or prevention
Approximately 10% of the standard injectable dose of 1 mg is absorbed, which allows for rapid replacement in patients with severe deficiency or severe neurologic sy mptoms