Enteral tube feeding: Basics, controversies and new frontiers

Monday, March 6, 2023

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Location:Phoenix Convention Center, 229AB

CE: 1.5 Credits

Coordinator(s)

Charles Kim, MD, FSIR

Professor and Chief of Interventional Radiology
Duke University

Disclosure(s): Becton Dickinson: Consultant (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Advisory Committee or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Humacyte/ACI: Advisory Committee or Review Panel Member (Ongoing)
Jessie Stewart, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

Disclosure(s):

Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR: Becton Dickinson: Consultant (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Advisory Committee or Review Panel Member (Ongoing); Humacyte/ACI: Advisory Committee or Review Panel Member (Ongoing)

Jessie K. Stewart, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

Percutaneous enteral feeding continues to be a core interventional radiology service line and skill set. While many of the concepts are unchanged, new techniques have emerged in this space, which allows for improved outcomes and capabilities. The purpose of this session is to review basic concepts, describe the new and emerging techniques, and discuss strategies to improve patient outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

Understand fundamental techniques for enteral tube insertion
Review pros and cons to various methods for gastrostomy tube insertion as well as trouble-shooting
Become familiar with the techniques for J-tube and transesophageal G-tube insertion

Presentations:

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Live debate: G tube insertion techniques-- Push vs. Pull, PAS vs. BAG
Speaker: Peter Bream, MD, FSIR – UNC Chapel Hill
Speaker: Adam Plotnik, MD, FSIR – UCLA
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

G and GJ-tube controversies
Speaker: Jonathan Lorenz, MD, FSIR – The University of Chicago
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

PTEG – Why and How?
Speaker: Jessie K. Stewart, MD (she/her/hers) – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Percutaneous J-tubes – ready for routine use?
Speaker: Steven Y. Huang, MD, FSIR – The University of Texas MD Anderson
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM

How to manage the “annoying tube”
Speaker: Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR – Duke University
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM

Tube insertion complications – what to do?
Speaker: Jonathan G. Martin, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University Health System
9:50 AM – 10:00 AM

Q & A