What is an ENFit feeding tube?
ENFit® is a patient safety initiative, designed to ensure that feeding tube connectors are incompatible with the connectors for unrelated delivery systems such as trach tubes, IV lines, and catheters.
How do you use ENFit feeding tube?
With the ENFit fill cap attached, connect the ENFit syringe. Gently turn the medication bottle upside down. In a gentle but quick motion, pull and push back the syringe plunger to cycle it once or more (this helps to eliminate air bubbles). Then pull the plunger back to withdraw the desired medication dose.
What is an ENFit connector?
The ENFit™ enteral feeding connector: Addresses “patient side” connections between feeding tubes, administration sets, medication, flush and bolus feeding syringes and other enteral devices.
What does ENFit stand for?
Enteral Feeding Connectors (ENFit®) Design Changes | Research | Tools for Implementation.
Why was ENFit created?
GEDSA has developed the ISO Standard Stay Connected initiative for using safer connectors in medical device tubing. The name of the enteral connectors tied to this initiative is ENFit. ENFit connectors were designed with patient safety in mind, as they help to avoid misconnections.
When using an ENFit syringe What is the risk of not removing medication in the dead space prior to administration?
This lost volume in the dead space could be problematic for doses of 2 mL or less, which represents at least a 10% underdose of the medication.
Is ENFit mandatory?
In short, ENFit standardization is not mandated at this time, however it is recommended by many regulating bodies, including the Joint Commission and FDA. The goal of ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is to provide safety syringes to prevent misconnections, and ENFit is not the only solution.
Why are ENFit connectors needed?
The use of ENFit connectors will standardize the connection between all enteral devices, helping to ensure that enteral connectors will fit only with each other, and not with other connector types. A universal adapter will be needed in the short term, during the global transition to devices with ENFit connectors.
How to use enfit connectors?
Dynarex Enteral Delivery Gravity Bag feeding Set with ENFit Connector includes all you need to sets up your patient’s feeding to gravity assistance. Simply pour the formula of enteral feeding bags into the enclosed bag and connect to the pump and feeding tube per standard procedure. Formula flows by means of gravity.
What is an enfit connector?
The ENFit® enteral feeding connector features a unique design to reduce the risk of enteral feeding tube misconnections and improve patient safety. The ENFit® enteral feeding connector: Addresses “patient side” connections between feeding tubes, administration sets, medication, flush and bolus feeding syringes and other enteral devices
What is tube feed?
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